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hey warned me he was big. 100 pounds.

A head the size of abear. Paws the size of saucers.

But it didn’t hit meuntil I was face-to-face

with an Alaskan Mala-mute — this is a big dog.

Some friends had tak-en in Kodah from a res-cue. He has a fluffy lion’smane around his faceand one floppy ear that’sinstantly endearing.

His kind, dark eyesstand out against hisCreamsicle-colored fur.

And he loves his new humans so much, he isalways underfoot (if youcould use such a term

with a dog that comes up

to your waist).It makes me so sad that

such a good dog wouldhave been homeless anddestined to be destroyed.

When I found out thatKodah was rescued from

a Great Pyrenees groupout of Granite Bay, Icouldn’t help but want toshare the story of thislocal club and how they are helping large breeddogs in need of a home.

Other articles that I

hope will inspire you thismonth include our cover

story on Guchi InteriorDesign. Find out theirtips on making over aspace.

We also profile a Gran-ite Bay girl with dyslexia

who is hoping to changestereotypes about thecondition (page 26).

Plus, we kick-off Mark Soto’s new column, Side-line Conversations,

which will focus on les-

sons learned from thelocal coach’s life and hisobservations aboutGranite Bay.

Happy Thanksgiving!

Michelle Carl is the editor of the

Granite Bay View.

ALSO IN THE ISSUE:

Dining 24

Real Estate 34

Parenting 46

Daytripper 47

Fitness 48

Calendar 50

ON THE COVER:Bruce and Katherine Kawaguchi of Guchi Interior Design stand

in the foyer of a Granite Bay home they designed.

COVER PHOTO BY ANNE STOKES

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Volume 21 • Number 11

a view inside 18

Colorful canvass 9Meet artist Mya Louw and find out why NorthernCalifornia inspires her.

Gluten-free Italian? 24This month’s Dining View visits 7 Sisters.

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4 NOVEMBER • GRANITE BAY VIEW

BY LEILA Z. MIRONOVA

GRANITE BAY VIEW

K

atherine Kawaguchi is like

the Band-Aid to your dis-organized, ill-designed,badly feng-shui’ed living space.

Which is to say: she can fix it.Not just cover it up with a beigeflexifabric (unless you like thatsort of thing).

Kawaguchi is vice presidentand head designer at GuchiInterior Design, an interiordesign firm in Roseville dedi-cated to helping homeownerscreate beautiful homes one

room at a time.Guchi’s clientele varies from

renters to first-time homeown-ers to high-end clients in Don-ner and Granite Bay. Really,Kawaguchi can get excitedabout working with just aboutanybody.

“I become very close friends with the bulk of my clients,” shesays. “Think about your rela-tionship with your hairdresser.

You tend to share some thingsbecause you know you’re safein that environment. The samething happens in design.”

She recounts her experience with a client from Fair Oaksnamed Lois, who came toGuchi with modest ideas of renovation and a very tightbudget. Lois expected, at most,

PHOTOS BY ANNE STOKES • GRANITE BAY VIEW

Bruce and Katherine Kawaguchi of Guchi Interior Design added many touches to this VistaDel Lago home, including the window treatments seen here.

5 DESIGN STEPS

Want to redesign your space?Follow these guidelines, assuggested by KatherineKawaguchi of Guchi InteriorDesign.Step 1: Look at the space anddecide how you want to useit. Do you want to leave it inits existing use, or do youwant to change it? Like

changing an office to a studyor reading area.Step 2: Think about whatstyle you’d like it to be. Doyou want it to be formal?Super casual? California casu-al?Step 3: What are yourfavorite colors? Color driveseverything. Everything wewear, everything that’saround us.Step 4: Start with neutralsand then pop with some

accent colors. Use maybe taupe, or whatever quiet colors youlove, then come in with your teals and terra cottas.Step 5: Clean! Clean the windows inside and out. Get thatspace spick and span!

~ Leila Z. Mironova

Local designer brings out the best in your home

• SEE GUCHI PAGE 6

Guchi Interior Design fur-nished these Paris-inspireddécor items for a rafflefundraiser for the Sun CityRoseville Foundation.

“Think about your

relationship with your

hairdresser. You tend to

share some things

because you know

you’re safe in that

environment. The same

thing happens in

design.”Katherine Kawaguchi



a new window treatment.Instead, she got anextreme makeover.

After Kawaguchi con-ducted an initial walk-

through assessment of Lois’ 2,100-square-foottownhouse, she realizedthat she had many neatthings that were eithermisplaced or under-uti-lized. Kawaguchi spent atotal of 14 hours at thetownhouse, with moversand cleaners, and broughtnothing new into thehome. Lois was moved totears when she saw the fin-

ished space.“One thing I tell clients

quite a bit is, ‘Don’t let theneighbor down the streetintimidate you,’” Kawagu-chi says. “If you haveenough money, you canmake anything look like amillion bucks. Can you dothat on a more curtailed

budget though?”Of course, Guchi under-

takes more complex andextensive projects as well.The firm is licensed toinstall flooring, tiling and window coverings, andGuchi’s President Bruce

Kawaguchi is a well-known expert in the floor-ing field.

“It’s a hard formula topull off because lots of things that we do are sodetailed,” Bruce says. “But we do operate in the spiritof a one-stop shop in a lotof ways.”

Kawaguchi describesher design style as flexible.She says most of herdesigns tend toward theeclectic because of thekind of items her clientspossess, like a dresser they inherited from their

grandparents or a bedthey’ve had since their col-lege days. Even Guchi’sshowroom, which is richly styled with traditional andTuscan swatches and art- work, features furniturethat Kawaguchi finds inconsignment shops, likethe Goodwill or Restore in

Roseville.Kawaguchi often tries to

use what clients already own because those itemsfeel like home to them.

“I usually find one thing

in the client’s home thatreally speaks to me andend up creating an entirelook based on it,”Kawaguchi says.

She also runs all of herdesigns through the screenof “universal design,” anapproach that seeks to cre-ate environments that canbe used by as many peopleas possible, regardless of their age, ability or status

in life.“What’s unique about

Katherine’s design style isthat she always looks intothe future and how thedesign will function for aclient 10 or 15 years downthe road,” says MonicaMagoffin, interior designcoordinator at Guchi. “A



The foyer in this Granite Bay home features agold leaf pattern created using Guchi InteriorDesign’s signature “sugar” treatment, a spe-cial technique that results in added textureand splendor.

“What’s unique about Katherine’s design style

is that she always looks into the future and

how the design will function for a client 10 or

15 years down the road. A lot of designers onlyfocus on what’s good for the clients now.”Monica Magoffin, interior design coordinator at Guchi

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Examples of universaldesign include curblessshowers and horizontaldrains, both of which Guchispecializes in.

“We want to work with young people who are juststarting out in life and grow with them, as they evolvefrom apartment to house,”Kawaguchi says.

As for easy ways to spruceup your decor for the fall,Kawaguchi recommendsseasonal pumpkin gourdsand mums, whose brightcolors will liven up any liv-ing room or porch.

Look to nature, she says.It’s one of the many placesshe draws her own inspira-tion.

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Whether called the

French crèche, the Italianpresipio, or the Spanishnacimiento, the depic-tion of the nativity sceneis one of the oldest and

most beloved Christmastraditions. A nativity is athree-dimensional artis-tic representation of the

birth of Jesus.Come and experiencedisplays of more than 400nativities from more than50 countries around the

world at the sixth annualGranite Bay ChristmasNativity Exhibit.

It will be from noon to

9 p.m. Dec. 1-3, at 6460Cavitt-Stallman Road.There will also be spe-

cial Christmas musicalperformances from localschool and church choirs.

Admission is free.Hosted by Granite Bay

2nd Ward and the RocklinCA Stake of The Churchof Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Call (916) 791-

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Thursday, Dec. 1 throughSaturday, Dec. 3

Where: Church of Jesus

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GRANITE BAY VIEW

V isiting an artist’s home isas wonderful as discover-ing a new art gallery.

There’s a profusion of fabulouspaintings — the best of theartist’s work on display and somuch to see.

Mya Louw’s home is the per-

fect example. It’s an art gallery from the front entry to thekitchen in back. The warm-col-ored walls provide a beautifulbackground for her paintings

and it’s difficult to walk through the rooms withoutstopping to admire her amaz-ing ability with color and can-vas. The award-winning artist

creates in oil, pastel, acrylicand bold, beautiful color.

Mya Louw’s studio will beone of the stops on the annualPlacerArts Autumn Studios

Tour Nov. 11-13 which featuresthe work of 67 participating artists.

Louw’s studio is at the frontof the house. Originally an

exercise room, the Louwsadded French doors to allow clients direct access from out-side. The mullioned windowson the doors and elsewhere in

the studio let in natural light.The area rug is dotted withpaint spatters. Seemingly dozens of paintings hang onthe walls or sit on the floor

leaning up against one anoth-er.

“There’s lots of work inprogress,” she said. “And toomuch stuff.”

She points to a partitionedbox of pastels and two tables —her “oil station” on one side of the room and her “acrylic sta-

PHILIP WOOD • GRANITE BAY VIEW

Granite Bay artist Mya Louw works on her latest painting in her at-home studio.

• SEE LOUW PAGE 10

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tion” on the other.“That’s a photo of my

daddy,” she said, pointing to an old-style photo of aslender, young man in a

sleeveless undershirt. It was created to celebratehis 90th birthday. Louw visits her father in CapeTown, South Africa,about three months of each year.

The artist was born inRotterdam, Holland, andlived in South Africa,Europe and the U.S. She

began formal, classicalart training at age 13.

“I just wanted to paintlike the Dutch masters,”she said. After obtaining

a fine arts degree withhonors in painting atRhodes University inSouth Africa, she didgraduate studies at Poly-technics and the Univer-sity of the Witwatersrandin Johannesburg.

She and her husband,Etienne Louw, an archi-tect, were married in

Johannesburg in 1980.They moved to the U.S.25 years ago andreturned to South Africafor six years to help with

the reconstruction of thecountry when NelsonMandela came into pow-er. They returned to theU.S., first to Roseville andthen to Granite Bay, mov-ing close to her sister who

lives in the area. TheLouws have two sons,one a biochemist in nan-otechnology in Denmark;the other is on WallStreet.

She enjoys this areaand the landscapes andher paintings of the ElDorado area and Califor-

nia-gold hillsides arevibrant with color.

“I’m a Northern Cali-fornia painter,” she said.

“I just love it here. I wouldhate to have to rediscoverthe nuances of anotherlandscape. There’senough to keep me busy here.”

She pointed to a paint-ing of flowers leaning against the wall next tothe kitchen table.

“Here I translatedsomething fromMatisse,” she said, adding that she used to copy a lot

to understand what isgoing on with colors,rhythms of design andhow to formulate nega-tive and positive spaces with color.

“I often paint upsidedown,” she said. “If itdoesn’t work upsidedown, then it doesn’t


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“I often paint upside down. If

it doesn’t work upside down,

then it doesn’t work. I’m not

looking at bodies; I’m lookingat light and dark.”Mya Louw


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work.”She explains her upside

down process with a portraitshe currently is working on inthe “studio.”

“I’m not looking at bodies;I’m looking at light and dark.”

She says the woman’s armsare clumsy, but there’s rhythmto the area at her side. In herstudio and home and on her website are several portraits, all women. Many of the images were on cards given to dele-gates at a UN conference inJapan on Violence Against Women, and one was used asthe logo for the UC DavisBreast Cancer EndowmentFund.

Louw’s ladies “provocatively

pout or pose in humor andbright color,” according tonotes on her website. “All of my women are multicultural,” shesaid.

“I’ve known Mya for 20 years,” said Angela Tahti, exec-utive director of PlacerArts.“She is so consistent and excel-

lent whether its landscapes orfigures, her use of color andcomposition draw the viewer

in.” When Louw is busy, she

paints 24/7.

“My art broker tells mesomething needs to be finishedin six weeks and I eat and sleep

my work, especially when thehouse is quiet.”

Sometimes exhaustion takesover, she said.

Does she ever get “painter’sblock” (similar to writer’sblock)? Yes, she said. “When Iknow something is wrong, butI can’t lay a finger on it. It helpsto have an honest critic or Itake a good break for a day ortwo.”

She enjoys company andovernight guests. “Friends keepme busy and keep me intellec-tually challenged.”

She also enjoys travel and just returned from a trip toSpain where she visited El Pra-do Museum in Madrid and thePicasso Museum in Barcelona.

She unfolded a letter-size copy of a painting by Picasso withtwo figures in shades of gray.

“I think I’m going to be influ-enced by gray,” she said. Butone imagines her grays will bevibrant. “It will be my gray peri-od,” she said. “But I’m not evermelancholy.”



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November Charm, a charmbracelet workshop, will runfrom 9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. Satur-day, Nov. 5 and Sunday, Nov. 6at the Red Barn Studios, 6605Shady Lake Lane in GraniteBay. The two day workshop willprovide time for developing ideas and create unique charmbeads and instruction in lost

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Chris Gardner Band,Cassie Keele play benefit

Sweet Dreams Foundation will hold a benefit concert fea-turing the Chris Gardner Bandand Cassie Keele at 6 p.m. Sun-

day, Nov. 13, at The Stoney Inn,1320 Del Paso Blvd. in Sacra-mento. Sweet Dreams Founda-tion creates dream bedroomsfor children with life-threaten-ing illness in the greater Sacra-mento area. Admission is $25at the door with $5 off if youmention the Granite Bay View.Pre-sale VIP tickets are avail-able for $50 and include early entry, a meal and personal per-formance by Cassie Keele. Call(916) 764-9193 for VIP tickets.

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Retired law officersmeet for breakfast

The Lincoln Hills RetiredLaw Enforcement OfficersGroup will hold its quarterly breakfast meeting at 9 a.m. onNov. 18, at Mimi’s Cafe, 850Groveland Lane, Lincoln.Guest speaker will be Mr. JohnMonaco, president of the Plac-er County Grand Juror’s Associ-ation. Call Bob J. McCollum,(916) 408-0621, if you wish toattend.

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Pam Tobin’s home is a res-cue-animal menagerie.Flocks of geese and ducks

roam freely, ponies grazetogether in an oak-shaded cor-ral, and a pair of attention-lov-ing cats meander peacefully around the yard.

But Tobin’s true love lies inher dogs.“I work specifically for the

dogs,” Tobin says. “I came outof retirement and went back to work. So to say that my life hasgone to the dogs is an under-statement. But it’s an OK rea-son to get up in the morning!”

She’s president of the SierraPacific Great Pyrenees Club,headquartered at her home inGranite Bay. The club held it’s

annual awards dinner therelast month. The casual, low-key event was indicative of clubmembers’ warm and support-ive relationships.

“The awards banquet isdesigned to thank and recog-nize the volunteers who goabove and beyond, whether it’srescuing dogs, or it’s working for the shows, or working onfundraisers, or cleaning,” Tobinsaid. “All of these people thatcome and I honor, they busttheir tails. They do a lot.”

Veterinarian Dr. Brent Wood-en, of the Old Town AnimalHospital in Fair Oaks, has worked with the rescue groupfor the past few years. Dr. Wooden was honored withthanks for his time, efforts, andexpertise that have helpedmany dogs recover from trau-ma, abuse, or neglect.

“It’s quite a good group,” Wooden said. “They do a really good job for the animals.”

The Sierra Pacific Great Pyre-nees Club is a nonprofit groupfounded in October 1996 by agroup of Great Pyr aficionados

who wanted to preserve, pro-

tect and promote the largebreed.Great Pyrenees dogs can

grow to 100 pounds, stand 32inches high and are primarily used for livestock protection.The breed is very old, with ref-

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was used by shepherds in thePyrenees Mountains of south-ern France and northern Spain.

Starting with 12 members,today the club has grown toover 400 members who rescueanimals from as far away as

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“When a dog is in need of rescue, rescue knows noboundaries,” Tobin said.

“I’ve been doing rescue forabout 18 years and the dogs

that come through here arespayed, neutered, and restoredto health if need be,” she said.“We’ve gotten dogs that havebeen stabbed, burned, shot,beaten within inches of theirlives, abandoned, left for dead,

(and) starved.”But no matter under what

circumstances the dogs comeinto Tobin’s rescue group,they’re all given the care andattention needed to rehabili-tate them into ideal pets forloving and qualified homesand families.

“We have a cradle-to-gravecommitment on these animals.So if life should happen —divorce, lose your home, what-ever — these dogs come back here,” Tobin said. “We’re aresource for (owners) for the

life of the dog. People call me attwo in the morning, and it’ssaved a couple of dogs’ livesbecause they’ve gotten intothings. And they call 24/7, 12months out of the year, and we’re there.”


Pam Tobin, president of the Sierra Pacific Great PyreneesClub, gets feeding time going in the kennel at her home inGranite Bay.

Big hearts are needed to help some really big dogsSierra Pacific Great

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Dr. Brent Wooden micro-chips a rescue dog in prepa-ration for its adoption.

Club treasurerPaul Hender-son travels allthe way fromhis home inMontara toattend theirannualawards ban-quet. A yearand a halfago, Hender-son and hiswife adoptedCluny, left,

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“I remember telling the gen-tleman at United Way who wasresponsible for major donors

that I wanted to do more than just donate dollars,” Chippssaid. “He asked me aboutbeginning a women’s group inSacramento . . . Carol came onboard right away, as did Char.”

At that time, United Waysacross the country were start-ing women’s initiatives.

“United Way found that women like to really stay con-nected with their donationsrather than kind of just donat-ing once a year,” said AmberMurry, vice president of mar-keting and communications,United Way California CapitalRegion. “They want to have vol-unteer opportunities, network-ing opportunities.”

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national two-day conferencefor cities that had already established Women in Philan-thropy groups.

“The first was held in 2001right after 9/11 in WashingtonD.C. which was a very interest-ing gathering of women,” Wolfesaid. “Donna and I went to

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who are about to “ageout.”

The luncheon was heldin the open courtyard of Macy’s Downtown Plazain Sacramento. It hap-pens annually, but thisone was special, with avideo showing 10keynote speakers fromthe past and reflecting the work that has been

done.“So many people really don’t understand that atage 18 these kids are outon their own,” said Don-nermeyer. “That money stops, their life at thatparticular home oftenstops, too.”

From just a few mem-bers the group is up to286 members in 2011.They have raised morethan $1 million since2001, helped 300 foster youth per year for a totalof 3,000. The percentageof foster youth in the pro-gram promoted to the

next grade level is 93 per-cent compared to thenational average of 45percent. Thirty-four LifeSkills Workshops havebeen held once a monthfor the last three years,teaching such topics asinterview skills, public

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Granite Bay WIP mem-ber Sandy Yasso gotinvolved through Don-nermeyer.

“They said that $1,500 was enough to emanci-pate one youth, to suc-

cessfully launch onechild,” Yasso said. “I feltthat was so incredible, tothink that amount wouldmake that kind of a dif-ference for a child.”

Former foster youthChloe Walker, now 23, isone of the success stories.

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Walker is now a mem-ber of WIP herself, butnot long ago she was what she called “a child of the system.” She wascontinually in and out of foster care.

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Walker now has justthree more classes tocomplete for her Associ-ate of Arts degree from

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Judy Harwell of GraniteBay retired this year from

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“The fact that you canhelp the older foster chil-dren appealed to me themost,” Harwell said. “Asthey talked about today, I

can’t even imagine thechallenge of an 18-year-old young adult being launched out of this pro-gram into wherever.”

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“We had a great time, it was so fun, and I think itspoke to our hearts today,too,” said O’Neal at theend of the luncheon. “Sothank you for making adifference in the lives of

foster youth.”Ray had plenty of encouragement to offer.

“I think it’s amazing what one woman canaccomplish,” he said. “A packed room, with hun-dreds of women — there’sno stopping them.”

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Women in Philanthropy co-founders Carol Wolfe and Char Donnermeyer, ofGranite Bay, at the organization’s 10th anniversary celebration at the Down-town Plaza in Sacramento.


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A waitress at 7 Sisters Ital-iano places down a plate with a large serving of

pesto pasta and returns to thetable a few minutes later.

“Can you tell it’s gluten free?”she asks, raising her eyebrows.

“No,” says my dining com-panion, impressed.

“That’s the best part,” the waitress says, smiling.

Owners Todd and JeanineMorgan opened the CitrusHeights restaurant in Decem-ber 2010 with a goal in mind:To make quality homemadeItalian food in the vein of anold-school mom-and-popeatery one would have foundin Italy at the turn of the 20thcentury.

That means authenticrecipes, organic ingredientsand homemade bread,sausage, dough, sauce, pastaand cheese.

“People should be passion-ate about food, not go to arestaurant and feel like they’resettling,” Jeanine Morgan says.

But the husband-and-wifeteam had another goal, whichinvolved raising the bar on thetaste of gluten-free food. To do

so, Jeanine Morgan — who suf-fers from celiac disease along with their two children and themajority of her 11 siblings —creates her own line of conven-ient, gluten-free cuisine.

“You want something and you realize no one else is going to do it, so you shut up andrealize you have to do it,” shesays.

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includes about 20 products,including desserts, and she’salso experimenting with veganand dairy-free dishes.

“I guess that’s where my degree comes in,” says Jeanine

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constantly evolving menu of reasonably priced dishes —

appetizers, sandwiches, pizzas,pastas — devised by the trialsand taste tests of Todd Morgan.

The friendly chef often visitspatrons’ tables, offering freesamples, suggesting items noteven on the menu or boister-

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In October, he introduced astew with sausage, mushroom,onion, garlic and marinara.

“This is a hearty meal,” hesays. “It’s a winter-time thing.”

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“I make a lemon pizza. Peo-ple are totally freaked out by that,” he says.

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Chef Todd Morgan makes pasta at 7 Sisters Italiano restaurant in Citrus Heights.

The mozzarella wrap at 7Sisters Italiano is filledwith salami, roasted redpeppers, sun dried toma-toes, capers, onions andolives.

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Todd Morgan is anative New Yorker with 30 years of Italian recipes uphis sleeves, and his wife isa native of Philadelphia.They married and lived inNew Jersey.

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A few years ago, JordanHeald marched intothe office of A Touch

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“I’ll never forget whatshe said,” DeDora said.“She said she has dyslexiaand her younger sisterdoes too, and she doesn’t want her to be teased the way she was. Who can say no to that?”

Jordan joined thegroup’s Youth FORCE, which stands for FriendsOffering Respect Creating Empowerment, and visitsschools to spread aware-ness about disabilities.

Now a freshman atGranite Bay High School,Jordan, 14, isn’t able tovolunteer as much as sheonce did. But she still

wants kids to know thatit’s wrong to make fun of someone else because of a learning disability.

“I was made to feel badinside because I wasn’tlike them,” Jordan said.“But now I feel so confi-dent. I don’t care whatother people think.”

One out of every 10 Americans struggles withdyslexia, according to theInternational Dyslexia Association. Dyslexia is abrain-based learning dis-ability that impairs a per-son’s ability to read, write,spell and sometimesspeak. A person withdyslexia has troubletranslating messages

received from the eyes orears into understandablelanguage.

Symptoms include dif-

ficulties with word recog-nition, mixing up similar words and poor spelling and decoding abilities.

Dyslexic people don’tread backwards, al-though spelling can look jumbled because they have trouble remember-

ing letter symbols forsounds and forming memories for words.

People with dyslexiamay be gifted in areasthat don’t require strong language skills, such asart, computer science,design, drama, electron-ics, math, music andsports. A list of promi-nent dyslexic peopleincludes John Lennon, Ansel Adams, Jay Lenoand Erin Brockovich.

Jordan was diagnosed with dyslexia when she was in third grade.

“My first reaction was,‘Let’s get her fixed,’” saidher mom, Lavena Heald.

Jordan was carted off to

tutoring. She tried home-schooling, then a charterschool and then back to apublic school — CavittJunior High School,

where she made thegroup of friends she stillhas today.

Instead of trying to “fix”Jordan, her parentsdecided to encourage theareas where she shines.

“Let’s work on every-thing she’s really good at,”Lavena Heald said.

Jordan is a talentedmusician. She writes herown country music andperforms cover songs atgigs around town. Sheplays the guitar, whichshe learned visually by watching her teacher.

“She can’t read music,”Lavena Heald said. “Butshe can jam on the gui-tar.”


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Woodworth, a GraniteBay native and a graduateof Cavitt Junior High andGranite Bay High schools,recently became a Pak Mail franchisee becausehe said he enjoys doing business in the commu-nity that raised him.

Woodworth is offering tips for making sure yourholiday presents arrive totheir destination on time

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Plan ahead Woodworth says the

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there on time, planahead,” he says. “Themore time you have, thelower rates we can use. Itgets exponentially moreexpensive (to ship) as weget closer to the holi-days.”

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He says UPS and FedEx don’t like paper- wrapped packagesbecause their feeders willrip off the paper. The U.S.Postal service does acceptpaper-wrapped pack-ages, he said.

Electronics usually require special consider-ation, including using static-free packing mate-rials, Woodworth says.

Choose wisely Woodworth says UPS

and Fed Ex are very com-petitive with one another,and because of that, theirprices tend to go back and forth within about 50cents.

He said the U.S. Postal

service is generally morecost effective, especially with smaller items, butshipping tends to be a bitslower than other carriersand it is more difficult toget adequate insurancecoverage.

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should keep all thereceipts from the items

they are shipping, toprove the value and pro-tect themselves in theevent there is a problem.

“If it does get damagedor stolen, it just makesthe claims process a loteasier,” he said. “UPS isn’tgoing to hand out a$1,000 check just because you said it was worth$1,000.”

During the holiday sea-son, the store offers gift wrapping, even for thingsthat are not being shipped, and will addextended hours leading up to Christmas.


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W hen Tara Delaney makes up hermind to do some-

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Tara and her husband,Bill, live in Granite Bay and are the founders of Baby Steps Therapy, anonprofit therapy cliniclocated in Rocklin, whichprovides occupational,physical and speech ther-apy for children of allages.

“I always knew I would work with children withdisabilities,” Tara said.“When I was a young girl Ihad a friend who hadDown’s syndrome. Shedied when I was about 6 years old. I told my dad,‘Someday I’m going tohelp people like her.’ My

dad said, ‘You should dothat Tara.’ It was just the way he said that made merealize this was going tobe the focus of my

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Granite Bay couples determination makes dream come true

Liam Delaney, left,takes his turn on thefamily zip line, built inthe family’s backyardwhile mom TaraDelaney cheers him on.

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SPECIAL TO THE GRANITE BAY VIEW• SEE AUTISM PAGE 31

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administration and is a formerIntel financial analyst who han-dles the business aspect of theRocklin clinic.

Jordan Holliday was one of

Baby Steps’ first clients. He wasabout 2 years old when he wasdiagnosed with autism. He did-n’t speak much and preferredspending his time by himself.

Today at age 7 Jordan is insecond grade, learning to ride abike and is socializing with oth-er children. Jordan’s mother,Dina, said her son’s progress is

pyreceiving at Baby Steps.

“Jordan has done a 180-degree turn around since he’sbeen here at Baby Steps,” shesaid.

But it’s not just the families who appreciate the Baby Steps

Therapy approach. For AlbaBarraza, the clinic’s servicemanager and speech languagepathologist, it’s the type of ther-apy Baby Steps provides thatdrew her to Tara and Bill.

“I believe in the vision of thecompany, which is to providequality therapy.” Barraza said.


The Delaney familytakes time to read

together at their homein Granite Bay. Pic-

tured are Bill Delaney,left, Liam, 7, Tara and

Maggie, 8. Bill and

Tara are the owners ofBaby Steps Therapy in

Rocklin, a nonprofitcompany that offersoccupational, speechand physical therapy

for children.

PRESTON BELKNAP •

SPECIAL TO THE GRANITE BAY VIEW • SEE AUTISM PAGE 32

AUTISMcontinued from page 29

AUTISM: Within five weeks, Bill“I believe in the vision

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Bill Delaney follows daugh-

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Bay backyard, while sonLiam, and Bill’s wife, Tara,

wait for their turn in the treehouse.

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“Our job is to teach childrenhow to communicate and that’s where we concentrate.”

Besides knowing she wantedto help children with develop-mental difficulties, Tara said when she was 17 she wanted toadopt a baby girl from China.

“I just knew I was supposedto do this,” she said. “Nothing was going to deter me.”

When Tara told Bill her plan,he was on board with the idea.But when it all came togetherabout seven years ago, Tara wasunable to accompany Bill to

China to meet their new daughter, Maggie, who was 1 year old. Five weeks after Mag-gie came to live with Tara andBill, Tara gave birth to the cou-ple’s son, Liam, and life becamechallenging with two childrenunder the age of 2 and the

responsibilities of the therapy business.

“It helps that Tara and I shareall the responsibilities,” Billsaid. “Since we work togethereach day, we know what isgoing on in each other’s livesand that really helps.”

But no matter how busy their work lives become, Tara andBill relish their time at home with Maggie, now 8, and Liam,7.

“We are so grateful,” Tarasaid. “We love living here inGranite Bay and all it offers.”

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W ith an exclusive addresson Calle Montalvo Cir-cle, located in the private

and guard-gated Los Lagoscommunity, it’s hard to go wrong.

But with a home like this5,249-square-foot beauty,everything feels oh-so-right.

With a flora-filled entry befit-ting a secret garden, terra cottasteps lead to a grand double-door entrance that is flankedby cypress, crepe myrtle andshade loving ground cover —all protected by stately, spiral-ing oaks.

And stately describes thehome’s interior, as well.

Two story Doric columnslead to an interior entry that isfloored in palest gray granite with wisps of white. Black gran-ite and brilliant white marbleinlay creates an intricate floorentry design.

Formal living and dining rooms continue the classiclook with details like flutedmoldings and additionalcolumns. With a traditionaland classic design, with a twist,the home is never boring.

“It’s a chic elegance — there

are things about the house, likegranite floors and columns, yetthere are contemporary touch-es, for example, the breakfast-room light fixture (a fixture that

is reminiscent of teardrops of titanium and swirling opaquegray and white glass). They’vemixed a lot of things,” said EveFenstermaker of Granite Bay Properties.

The calming-tones of palegray in the front rooms give way to a surprisingly robustEarth-toned family room,

designed for comfort, but withelegant touches, nonetheless.Touches like cherry boxed ceil-ing and cherry bar thatincludes granite counters, sink,

wine refrigerator and doubledishwashers.

Cherry floors house decora-tive light-colored wood inlays,and the granite-faced fireplaceincludes an ornately carvedcherry mantle.

While the entry is tranquilly cool, and the family room richand warm, the kitchen com-

bines both color schemes for adelightfully refreshing roomthat offers envious views to the waterfall-filled backyardbeyond.

The kitchen’s luminous cher-ry floors and cherry cabinetry are offset by a light gray coloredgranite that, on closer inspec-tion, is striated with dots of black and pale mint. The colorcombination really pops.

The professional kitchenincludes a Wolf six-burner cook top with separate warming

oven and matching stainlesshood, double Jenn-Air ovens,double Thermador dishwash-ers, double sinks, an islandveggie sink and an under-

counter ice maker. While the island offers ample

granite overhang — a large areathat doubles as a table for six,the large pantry with built-inspice racks, spirals beneath theentry staircase to create storagefor every possible piece of kitchen equipment.

But the homeowner’sfavorite kitchen feature is theone that can be seen but nottouched — the amazing view of the backyard.

“It’s a fabulous lot — it goes way back. They have weddingshere,” Fenstermaker said.

It’s easy to see why the yard would be included in any wed-ding-planner’s dream.

Filled with numerous seating areas — both sunny and shad-

ed — the yard includes water-falls that flow over natural rock formations into a natural-stylepool, multiple levels,

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The backyard of this stately home at 6277 Calle Montalvo Circle in Granite Bay’s Los Lagoscommunity has classic elegance and has been the site for weddings.

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retractable awnings with mis-ters, and way in the back — anarea that includes a play struc-ture to keep the kids occupied.

Another highly obvious plusfor the property is its pristine

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The update processhas been a great exampleof local government inaction. Hundreds of peo-ple have participated,and a core group of 23people have beeninvolved every step of the

way. The county has

encouraged their inputand listened closely totheir concerns. Theprocess has not beeneasy or free of controver-sy, but it has been pro-

ductive.Last year was a critical

period in the updateprocess as a special Gran-ite Bay Municipal Adviso-ry Council (MAC) sub-committee was formedand has been meeting

with county staff toreview proposed changesto the plan. To date, thesubcommittee has met17 times.

Soon, the county willrelease the draft commu-nity plan for public com-ment. On Nov. 2, 2011,people will have a chance

to comment on the draftplan at the regular meet-ing of the Granite Bay MAC.

The draft plan propos-es no land uses changes,but will include policy changes that will helpshape the future of our

community. That is why I want to encourage every-one to stay involved.

I am pleased the Gran-ite Bay community hasbeen so involved in theupdate process, andhope everyone willreview the draft plan andconsider submitting comments to County staff.

Other opportunities forpublic input are on thehorizon. Both the Granite

Bay MAC and Planning Commission will formal-ly review the draft planand send their recom-mendations to the Boardof Supervisors before wetake action.

I am convinced theprocess has been very productive, and theupdated plan will offer avision that will help pre-serve Granite Bay as onethe finest communities inthe Sacramento region.

The draft Granite Bay Community Plan may bereviewed at the GraniteBay Public Library, 6475Douglas Boulevard, oronline at: www.placer.ca.gov/Departments/CommunityDeveloment/Planning/GBCPReview.aspx.

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As unfortunate as the inci-dents above are the issue has

cause a parent to react the way they do (heat drinking a bad

interfered with this premise.The emotionally mature par

Is it just a game? Our actions and reactions sometimes say otherwise



B years has taught me greatpatience when it comes to

the concerns, taunts and lan-guage I hear coming from themouths of parents standing onthe sidelines or being yelledfrom the stands.

Over the years, I have learnedhow to manage parents’ con-cerns when it comes to theirchildren. Most of the time theirconcerns are from the heartand they truly want the best fortheir child. However, last week Ihad the opportunity to visit afriend’s child’s soccer game. Imust admit that I was morethan a little surprised by the

language and yells I heard fromparents trying to encouragetheir children.

Some parents were so verbal-ly irate and abusive that it mademe think of what happened inBoston several years ago when what started as a routine hock-ey practice ended in a powder

keg of emotion that would for-ever change the way we view youth sporting events. In aburst of unfathomable rage,Thomas Junta confronted,attacked and beat to death fel-low hockey dad Michael Costinover what witnesses say was —ironically enough — a disagree-ment on how rough practicehad gone.

I am not saying that this type

of action would ever happen inGranite Bay, but could it?Look at what made national

news in our area several weeksago when two high school foot-ball teams had a bench clearing brawl. Some of the parents joined in, and a coach was laterterminated for his involvement.

dents above are, the issue hasfound its place in America’sconsciousness — serving notice that even the most sim-ple of life’s pleasures is nolonger so simple.

Ask yourself, “Have you ever witnessed any inappropriatebehavior of parents towardchildren, coaches or officials ata youth sporting event?” Before you answer “no” so emphati-cally, consider that yelling at areferee for missing a call quali-fies as inappropriate behavior.So does the dad who angrily yells at his son to throw strikesas he labors on the pitcher’s

mound. So is the coach whoscreams at his player not tomiss the free throw secondsbefore the ball leaves the hand.

I believe two factors definehow and why parents react the way they do. The first is defin-ing the power of the situation, which includes the factors that

they do, (heat, drinking, a badday at work). The second is thelevel of identification a parenthas with his or her child (if yourchild is benched, you’rebenched. If your child is calledout, you’re called out).

I am not suggesting that aparent should not identify withhis or her child. Instead, thesolution lies in not tying thisidentification with the outcomeof the game. In the end, it is the winning and losing — and allthe trappings of success andfailure tied to the outcome —that send some parents off thedeep end. Today’s youth sports

culture has taught parents tocare too much about who winsand who loses.

What our children and stu-dent athletes really want is tobe with their friends and havefun playing whatever sport it isthey chose. The adult mentality of winning championships has

The emotionally mature par-ent is the one who recognizesthat spending time on thebench, coaches telling theirchild what to do, etc. are partsof the whole learning experi-ence for their child. In sports —as in life — we learn about the joys of winning and sadness of losing.

As a parent, you must remind yourself of what is really impor-tant when it comes to yourchild and sports. Would you want your child to come to your office and badger youabout how you do your job?

The bottom line: Relax, enjoy

and know that sports will assist your children in receiving lifelessons that will help thembecome better and morerespectable adults. Don’t ruin itfor them.

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Signs of bullying A bully may do any of

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Teach respect A child must be taught

to respect others. As aparent, model goodbehavior by not fighting

with your spouse in frontof your child. Watch forsigns of bullying; guidethe child and help himunderstand what he isdoing wrong.

Tell someoneEvery child has the

right to feel safe and thepower to stop bullying.Telling someone canchange a child’s life — infact, it can turn his lifearound. Clearly report: What happened? How often? Who was involved? Who saw it? Where did it

happen? What has thevictim done about it?Make a written report.

Don’t be one A child needs to say,

“No” to someone who wants him to be a bully orhe will lose respect and

friends. If a child bulliessomeone at school, hecan be suspended orexpelled.

Stop it right awayIf you see bullying

occur, take a stand but donot join in. Do not sup-port the bullying but dosupport the bullied by helping. Start by going with the person to reportit at school and at home.

Parent’s role Watch for signs, like

unexplained injuries,

torn or damaged cloth-ing, regular complaints of not feeling well, person-ality changes like moodswings, depression, con-stant anxiety, nervous-ness and unhappiness. If the child withdraws ortries to get out of going to

school or excludes himself from group activities,there is probably a prob-lem of some kind. Talk about the experiences where it is happening.Reassure your child hehas done the right thing by telling you.

Reforming a bullySometimes a child

doesn’t know bullying is wrong. He may be copy-ing a sibling, or he hasn’tlearned how to socializeproperly. Friends may beencouraging him to out

aggressive feelings.Change will happen only with appreciation, love,guidance and support of parents — rememberchange takes time.

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We just refreshed ourmemories of Carmel’sone square mile andalways enjoy discovering something new. Carmelis a place to dine, shop,stroll and savor the unbe-

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HistorySince the late 1800s,

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Getting AroundThe sunset walk on the

beach is incredible. Bring your dog along — there’sno leash law. Ride the freetrolley to downtown,Carmel beach, CarmelMission and Sunset Cen-ter.

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Try Los LaurelesRestaurant and Saloonfor wonderful country dining. Try breakfast at

Awakenings in nearby Pacific Grove, Sand Barand Grill on the wharf inMonterey or dine withbeautiful views atNepenthe at Big Sur’s Ventana Inn.

Take a driveDiscover historic

homes of the famous justoff Ocean Avenue. Windin and out of Monte Verde Street, CasanovaStreet, Camino Real andCarmelo Street. Enjoy theScenic Road past lovely homes overlooking Carmel Bay. Stop for apicnic on the beach andproceed on to explore theCarmel Mission.

ArtsFor live performances,

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ShoppingShop ‘til you drop

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Carmel is a jewel on theMonterey Peninsula andCarmel Valley. Be sweptaway with its serenity,gardens, courtyards andhistoric homes.

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Crafty Ladies Holiday Bazaarfrom 4-8 p.m. Friday, Nov. 5, and9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 6,at Centerpoint CommunityChurch, 515 Sunrise Ave. in Rose-ville. Decorations, crafts, gifts.(916) 989-3539.

Fall Harvest Fundraiser for theMarch of Dimes from 9 a.m. to 4p.m. at Sutter Medical Centerparking lot, One Medical Center

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Kaseberg Creek RevegetationVolunteer Project from 9 a.m. tonoon, with registration beginningat 8:30 a.m., behind Martha Riley

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Fun-Fashion-Firs,hosted by theSoroptimist International of Roseville, will begin at noon atthe Timbers Ballroom at Sun CityRoseville, 7050 Del Webb Blvd. inRoseville. $30. Proceeds benefitprograms to better the lives of

women and children. (916) 624-1119.

Gardening, Eating and Healingwith Native Plants, presented bythe Maidu Museum and HistoricSite, from 6:30-8:30 p.m. at themuseum, 1970 Johnson Ranch Dr.in Roseville. “Living Wild” authorAlicia Funk and Mountain Maidulanguage teacher Ferrell Cunning-ham will lead discussion about

gardening, cooking and healingwith native plants of the SierraNevada. Free. (916) 774-5201.www.maidumuseum.org.


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it at last year’s Christmas Tree Lighting Celebration inRoseville. This year’s event will take place from 6:30-8 p.m.Saturday, Nov. 19, in front of the Civic Center on VernonStreet. Roseville mayor Pauline Roccucci will light thecity’s official tree. Visit with Santa Claus, music and more.Free. (916) 783-8136



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R ECENT G RANITE B AY H OME S ALES

Dan & Lisa Kraft

Information deemed to be reliable but not verified. Home sales are based in information from MetroList Services, Inc.

With over 85 Kraft Real Estate Agents, finding an experienced andknowledgeable Realtor® is just a phone call away.

916.965.2240 • (800) 94-KRAFT • www.KraftRealEstate.com

depends on the REALTOR you choose.That is why Dan and Lisa Kraft, owners

and Granite Bay residents, personally hire

each agent to make sure yourhome sale is a positive event.

Call Beverly Ramm at 870.8575Call Mina Rowe at 303.6056

PRIDE OF OWNERSHIP! • Lovely 3 bed, 2 bath

• Large kitchen w/barseating

• Living room w/customfireplace

• Finished basement w/Den,bedroom, Full bath

• 4 year new HVAC

6404 Hickory Ave., Orangevale

$269,000

Call Jenae D. Medford at 247.7083

IMMACULATE GEM INPENRYN!!

• Nestled on .35 acre 3bed 2bath• Room for chickens & garden

space• Newly installed laminate• Garage has epoxy floor• Abundant built-in cabinets•Generous off road parking or RV

2398 Taylor Road Penryn

$287,000

Call Paolo Cancilla at 474.4180

ESTABLISHED OLD TOWNROSEVILLE!!

• Quaint 2 bed, 1.5 bath • Great investment property • Back deck and front porch

w/pillars • Woodworking details

throughout • Being sold strictly AS IS!

134 Cedar St.,Roseville $125,000

Call Norma Tinney at 761.4051

HOME IN DESIRABLE LOSCERROS

• 4 bed 3 bath well maintainedhome

• Plantation shutters• Master has sitting area & 2 WI

closets• One BR/BA on ground floor• Epoxy floor & extensive cabinetry• Surrounded by trails & parks

108 Cruickshank DrFolsom $486,000

Call Della & Reuben at 337.5233

ELEGANT EASTRIDGE HOME!! • Gorgeous 1 story w/4 beds, 2 bath & pool • Corian counter, new

s/s appliances • New carpet, paint & fixtures • Superb condition w/many special touches 4100 Luxor Lane Granite Bay

$389,500

GORGEOUS SINGLE STORYELLIOT HOME!! • 3 bed 2 bath in Empire

Ranch • Great curb appeal • Bring your fussiest buyers • Home shines inside & out • A Must See!

2012 Horseshoe Glen Cir.,

Folsom $259,900

Call Lucy Allen at 220.5539

Address Bed Bath Sq Ft Year Date DOM List Price Sale Price 8280 S Lake Cir 2 2 (2 0) 1,684 1962 9/28/11 21 259,500 259,500 6500 Vireo Way 4 2 (2 0) 2,223 1977 10/7/11 285 315,000 315,000

4792 Copperfield Cir 4 3 (3 0) 2,300 1989 9/22/11 185 335,900 335,000

8882 Buddecke Pl 3 2 (2 0) 1,486 1967 9/13/11 86 349,900 338,000 6231 Macduff Dr 4 3 (2 1) 2,610 1979 10/6/11 155 399,000 376,300

8177 Twin Rocks Rd 3 2 (2 0) 2,200 1964 9/21/11 6 399,900 405,000 5410 Spencer Ln 6 3 (3 0) 3,579 1996 9/12/11 206 449,000 435,000 5310 Parkford Cir 4 3 (3 0) 2,797 1997 9/29/11 93 505,000 480,000 7635 Sierra Dr 4 3 (3 0) 4,309 1968 10/6/11 243 599,000 585,000

7210 Sierra Dr 4 3 (3 0) 3,731 1982 9/16/11 12 799,000 724,500 9724 Wexford Cir 4 5 (5 0) 3,930 1991 9/12/11 183 849,000 799,000 8235 Kensbrook Ln 4-5 3 (3 0) 3,695 2000 9/20/11 81 849,999 825,000

4502 Copperwood Dr 5 4 (4 0) 4,396 2000 10/7/11 108 889,000 840,000 7140 Summerwood Ct 5 5 (4 1) 5,148 1990 9/27/11 277 925,000 880,000 6012 Princeton Reach Way 4-5 6 (5 1) 5,722 2001 9/27/11 402 1,325,000 1,200,000 6020 Bayville Ct 6-5 8 (7 1) 5,000 1994 9/15/11 14 1,349,000 1,325,000

Call Mina Rowe at 303.6056

YOU’RE GOING TO LOVE THIS HOUSE!! • 5 bed, 3 bath • Pebble tech pool w/

waterfall • Downstairs Master

overlooks pool • New carpet & interior paint • Not a short sale or REO

8673 Gaines Ave., Orangevale

$288,888

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