CARMICHAEL, CA (MPG) – Patriots of all ages waved the red, white and blue for two Independence celebrations over the holiday weekend. Long-awaited after two years of pandemic cancelations, the community parade and fireworks celebrations were staged on separate days.

On Saturday last week, a $20,000 pyrotechnic show lit up La Sierra Community Center. Sponsored by Carmichael and Mission Oaks Park Districts, the July 2 celebration drew a crowd of almost 5000. “Temperatures turned cold after the sun went down,” reported CRPD staffer Alaina Lofthus. “But our playing field was absolutely full. People enjoyed free live music, free parking, a free kids’ zone and free fireworks. It’s great that we could still provide such a big community event for free these days.”

Carmichael’s famous Independence Parade rolled out on July 4. A community tradition, the pageant has been orchestrated by Carmichael Elks for 60 years. Almost 700 patriots rode, walked or biked in the procession.

Del Campo High School Street provided a unit of almost 100 athletes and boosters. Kovar’s Martial Arts fielded 50 kickboxers and karate-choppers. Beribboned Sheriff Posse palominos clip-clopped; antique vehicles puttered along the two-mile procession route. Spectators were estimated at around 4000. CHP officers circled on motor bikes. Sirens wailed. Sheriff’s deputies loud-hailed crowds with “Happy Fourth” greetings.

“I saw smiling faces everywhere,” said parade organizer Jim Warrick. “I can’t tell you how happy I felt to see such a patriotic outpouring. People really wanted to have our parade back. Celebrating July 4 together makes us feel free as Americans. I felt the community’s happiness all day long.”

Hailing crowds from a Mustang convertible, Supervisor Rich Desmond took Grand Marshal honors. “The weather was perfect,” he enthused. “These crowds told me people wanted to unite as a community and celebrate all the good things about our country.”

SACRAMENTO REGION, CA (MPG) - They claim that they live in fear. You can see it in their eyes. You can hear the fear in their voices.

Residents of the Mobil Country Club (MCC) on the border of Rancho Cordova and Gold River claim they are under a daily assault from residents who inhabit a large homeless camp behind the facility. Numerous tents and large piles of rotting trash now inhabit land originally set aside for the Citrus Road bike and pedestrian access trail. No bike rider or pedestrian dares use this path today.

“If you don’t know who it is, you don’t answer the door,” said one rattled resident who was in fear of giving her name. “Everyone who lives back there (the back of MCC) is in a state of paranoia. They wonder what is going to happen next.”

MCC is a 479-space mobile home facility that caters to residents who are 55-years or older. Storz Management Company describes the facility on its website as a “quiet haven” and a “convenient and serene neighborhood.” The 10 residents who attended a recent meeting with Messenger Publishing strongly disagree. They say they live in a state of fear.

MCC residents say the problem started in 2016 but has grown worse in the past two years as the size of the homeless camp has tripled. Frustrated homeowners say they have placed numerous calls to the Rancho Cordova Police Department and the Sacramento County Sheriff’s Department for help. One resident produced copies of 14 calls she made to Rancho Cordova police over the course of a single month. Officers do respond to these calls but will not take action to remove the source of the problem and eyesore behind the MCC facility.

“I stopped calling police,” one frustrated resident said. “They don’t do anything.”

As bad as the problem is during the day, residents say, it doesn’t compare to what happens at night. Like the Mongol hordes who assaulted the Great Wall of China, MCC residents share stories of the criminal element from within the homeless camp that scales the six-foot-high brick wall in the back of the facility after the sun has gone down. Anything that isn’t nailed down, residents say, is stolen. The theft list includes bicycles, heavy ornaments decorating the outside of homes and even a laptop computer. Locked sheds are also targeted for theft.

Numerous residents shared stories of noise, drug use, loud music, screaming, assaults, and unwanted visits from homeless camp visitors. Late night pounding on doors and windows isn’t uncommon. One homeless man tried to make his home under a trailer. Another resident claims she made the mistake of opening a late-night knock on her door, only to be confronted by a homeless man who demanded she provide him with blankets and a pillow.

An attorney representing the management company, which receives roughly $850 per month from each resident for management and security services, is familiar with the homeless camp. Joseph Carroll says the camp is not on land owned by MCC, and his client “has neither the power nor authority” to clear it out.

“The homeless and housing shortage crisis in California has affected all property owners, whether it be a gated manufactured housing community like Mobil Country Club, an apartment complex, or a single-family residential home,” Carroll said in a statement to Messenger Publishing. “Mobil Country Club has nighttime security, which patrols the community multiple times each night, a 6-foot concrete wall surrounding the park, security cameras at the front entrance of the park, and a full-time community manager.”

MCC residents who spoke with Messenger Publishing say the security patrols do not deter homeless from entering the grounds.

“They don’t do their job,” said one resident. “We caught a homeless person in the park and security refused to kick him out.”

Several MCC homeowners are banding together to fight back over frustration and mounting fears that come from non-stop noise and crime. Resident John Hunepohl has drafted, and residents have signed, a petition titled: “Seeking Relief for Our Abused Senior and Elderly Residents.”

The petition, which will be presented to the Sacramento County Board of Supervisors during the July 13 meeting, reads, in part: “We believe that our elderly have a legal right to occupy their homes in peace and quiet as defined in California Health and Safety Code.”

Rancho Cordova City Manager Cyrus Abhar says he is just as frustrated as homeowners in the MCC park. However, he says federal and state legal restrictions limit what actions the City can take. Mobile Country Club is within Rancho Cordova city limits, but the Citrus Road bike path, where the homeless camp sits, is on Sacramento County land.

“Homelessness is one of the top issues that I have to deal with on a daily basis,” Abhar told Messenger Publishing. “I am an avid bicyclist. I use that Citrus Road path. I see the problem. I am MCC’s biggest advocate.”

One of the problems cited by both Abhar and Carroll is a 2018 ruling by the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals. That ruling stops cities like Rancho Cordova from removing camps from public land like the Citrus Road path, unless the city or county provides adequate shelter for the homeless that live there.

Relief can’t come soon enough for some residents. Many, like Michele Fors, are confined to wheelchairs. This means they are forced to use the bike and pedestrian access path behind MCC to go shopping or obtain needed medications.

“It’s like running the gauntlet,” Fors said. “I haven’t been touched, but I am subject to plenty of verbal abuse.”

“The City of Rancho Cordova did take action to clean up the drainage area next to the Citrus Road path because the overgrown bushes and trees served as great hiding spots for criminals,” Abhar said. “At the same time, I think the county can potentially do more.”

The Sacramento County Sheriff’s Office did not respond to requests for comment on this issue.

Legendary English singer David Bowie promised a brighter future in his 1975 hit record Golden Years. “I’ll stick with you baby for a thousand years,” he wrote in his lyrics. “Nothing’s gonna touch you in these golden years.”

Unfortunately, at least for the residents of MCC, Bowie’s dream of a brighter future appears to have died with him.

SACRAMENTO REGION, CA (MPG) - When the Loma Prieta Earthquake struck the greater San Francisco Bay Area in 1989, it knocked down power lines and knocked television and radio stations off the air. Phone lines were disrupted, and cell phone service died. However, they stepped in and helped save the day.

The same scenario played out 16-years later when Hurricane Katrina struck New Orleans and the surrounding area. Once again, television sets and radios died. The power went off. Standard telephone service and cellular service stopped working. But, once again, they stepped in and provided emergency communication.

Who are they? These men and women are all members of the same group who belong to the American Radio Relay League (ARRL). These people are all radio amateurs, who are also better known as Ham Radio operators. Despite the recent rise of the internet, the hobby of ham radio, which is more than 100-years old, is alive and well.

The ARRL International Field Day took place in multiple cities and countries this past weekend, including Sacramento. This year’s event was hosted by the California Department of Technology headquarters located in Rancho Cordova. State authorities know all too well from multiple experiences that when emergencies strike, it’s the independent ham operators who can be relied upon when emergency communications are needed.

Alice Austin likes to help people. That’s why she became a member of the local Friends and Amateur Radio Communications Enthusiasts (FARCE) group and helped to organize this year’s field day.

“It’s important to me to lend a hand in any kind of emergency,” Austin told Messenger Publishing. “The purpose of our field day events is to make sure our operations are intact and our radios work. We try to contact other ham radio operators located all over the world.”

Hobbyists include military veterans like Dennis Merritt, who served tours in both the U.S. Navy and Army. He is better known in the ham community by his FCC assigned license name of W6UHQ. He started his field day experience by contacting other ham radio operators in places like Bozeman, MT, Boise, ID and Portland, OR.

“People like us can contact hospitals, emergency providers and other businesses when all other forms of communications fail,” Merritt said. “We are there to help when people need us, but it’s also fun to keep in contact with our counterparts in other parts of the world.”

Merritt says wildfires that have recently plagued California is another example of where ham radio operators can play a crucial role in getting people out of danger. A Los Angeles Times article found that emergency warnings never reached many people in Paradise, CA during the 2018 Camp Fire because cell towers and power lines had been knocked out. The fire killed more than 80 people.

“The idea behind ARRL Field Day is practice,” Austin said. “It encourages us to be prepared, to stay prepared and to encourage other people to join us.”

For more information about ARRL, or the local FARCE organization, visit the ARRL website at www.arrl.org.

SACRAMENTO, CA (MPG) – With two outs in the top of the ninth inning of a 15-4 blowout between the Chicago White Sox and Minnesota Twins, Yermín Mercedes swung on a 3-0 pitch and crushed it to left center field for a home run.

Most people would think that such a moment deserves cheers and admiration from the winning team’s manager. However, that was not the case on May 17, 2021. White Sox manager Tony La Russa, who was 76 years old at the time with more than three decades of MLB managerial experience, called the moment a “big mistake” when he spoke to the media following the 16-4 victory.

According to Mercedes, he was surprised when he heard his manager’s comments to the media. La Russa said one thing to him privately in the locker room, and then said the opposite in his post-game press conference.

Baseball is America’s national pastime for a reason, and with that, comes an old school mentality from some people like La Russa who employ platitudes like the “unwritten rules” of baseball. La Russa’s disapproval went on to have a negative effect on the rising star and Mercedes was never as productive for Chicago statistically following that fateful day in May.

“We don’t have that rule in baseball,” Mercedes told the Messenger Publishing Group before making his debut with the Sacramento River Cats on June 22. “He’s an old manager. In that moment after the game, he came into my locker and he talked to me and said, ‘I got you, you’re okay, it’s my fault.’ Because I never saw the sign and he never gave me the sign. I think he gave it to the (base) coach, but he didn’t give it to me.

“I always go to home plate and make a swing; do the best I can do in the game for the whole team.”

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The Yermínator went from leading MLB in batting average (.364) to suddenly plummeting back down to Earth (.271) near the league average. The drop in production led to him being demoted back to Triple-A. Mercedes suffered an injury during spring training this year and had surgery in March before eventually being designated for assignment on June 12.

While with Chicago, Mercedes showed flashes of greatness. The Dominican Republic native set a major league record as the first player in modern MLB history to begin a season with eight consecutive hits, earning him MLB Rookie of the Month honors in April 2021. On April 2, 2021, Mercedes made history as the only White Sox player to record five hits in his first major league start.

“Big Yerm,” as he refers to himself, said he didn’t do anything abnormal during the hot streak. He just stuck to his daily pregame routine and approached the plate during each at bat with the goal of making solid contact.

“I never imagined I [would] be 5-for-5 in my first game in 2021,” Mercedes said. “Then the next day, I go 3-for-3 so in that moment I had 8-for-8. My next at bat I just popped out to center field and said ‘Wow, it’s unbelievable.’ Because I never, never imagined I would make it 8-for-8 in that moment.”

On June 18, the San Francisco Giants claimed Mercedes off waivers, giving the excited 29-year-old a fresh start and a new home. Mercedes made his debut for the Giants’ Triple-A affiliate, the Sacramento River Cats, on June 22. Just like in his first start for Chicago, Mercedes recorded a hit in his first at bat for Sacramento, as the starting first baseman. Mercedes went 2-for-5 in his first game for the River Cats.

It didn’t take long for Mercedes to get the call to return to the big leagues as on June 26, the Giants recalled him from Sacramento to replace infielder Brandon Crawford who was placed on the 10-day injured list. Mercedes was 5-for-16 at the plate with two walks in four games for the River Cats.

Mercedes was optioned back to Sacramento three days later on June 29 after outfielder LaMonte Wade was activated off the IL. Then four days later, the Yermínator was back like he never left, returning to the Giants on July 3 to replace infielder Thairo Estrada, who was placed on the COVID-19-related IL.

“I know I can help the team out there,” Mercedes proclaimed with confidence. “I know they need me because I’m a good baseball player, I know that. I need to focus on working hard every time, every day coming to the ballpark. It doesn’t matter what the people say because when the people talk about you, it’s because you’re important. If you aren’t important, the people don’t talk about you.”

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Mercedes provides the Giants with defensive versatility as he regularly plays first base, catcher and designated hitter. With highly-touted prospect Joey Bart recently demoted back to Triple-A, that could open a door for Mercedes to stay in the major leagues for the long run as a catcher.

In five games so far with San Francisco, Mercedes has gone 4-for-11 at the plate with two doubles, two runs scored and two walks. Defensively, he has started once at catcher and first base, respectively, with the other three starts as the designated hitter.

“The future has not been written,” John Connor said in the 1984 film, The Terminator. “There is no fate but what we make for ourselves.”

Whether or not Mercedes remains with the Giants long term is yet to be seen. However, whenever an opportunity presents itself, the Yermínator will be ready.

SACRAMENTO, CA (MPG) - Summer is here and, as the temperatures begin to heat up, so have the performances of Sacramento State baseball alumni at all levels across the country (all stats as of June 15).

Rhys Hoskins (Philadelphia Phillies - MLB)

Fresh off a 4-for-5 performance against Miami that saw him slug a double, a pair of home runs — the first a three-run shot that tied the game, and the second a solo shot that gave Philadelphia the lead — and drive in six (https://www.mlb.com/phillies/video/rhys-hoskins-two-home-run-game), Hoskins is enjoying a stellar month of June, batting .354 with nine extra base hits and 12 RBI for the Phillies, with hits in 11 of his last 15 games and raising his average 26 points in the process. The six-year Major League veteran is batting .480 and slugging 1.080 over his last seven games and hitting .351 over his last 15 contests. Hoskins’ 13 home runs this year are third on the team behind only Kyle Schwarber and Bryce Harper, while his 36 RBI are second behind only Harper.

Sam Long (San Francisco Giants - MLB)

Following a brief stay at AAA Sacramento, Long has rejoined the San Francisco roster after being recalled on June 7 and has shined in his last three appearances — all in relief — for the big club, allowing just four hits over his last eight scoreless innings, walking a pair and striking out three to lower his ERA to 1.96 in 12 Major League appearances. He surrendered a single hit at Miami in two innings of work in his first game back on June 2, walked only one without allowing a hit in three scoreless innings against Colorado on June 7, and scattered three hits over three innings in a start against the rival Dodgers on June 11. When you include his five appearances for the River Cats before returning to the Bay Area, Long has posted a 2.35 ERA over his last 15.1 innings of work, having not allowed a run since May 10 at El Paso.

Nathan Lukes (Buffalo Bisons - Toronto Blue Jays AAA)

Now in his third full season at the Triple-A level with the Blue Jays organization, Lukes has blistered the ball through the first 54 games of the season, batting .301 with an .819 OPS for Buffalo in the International League, adding 16 doubles, five home runs, and 26 RBI to his stat line while also swiping 12 bases. Lukes is hitting .324 in the month of June — mere points behind the .325 he hit in April for the Bisons — thanks to hits in nine of his 12 games this month, which included four home runs and 11 RBI in that stretch.

Justin Dillon (Syracuse Mets - New York Mets AAA)

Before making a trip to the seven-day disabled list on May 31, Dillon has been solid out of the bullpen for Syracuse, posting a 3.45 ERA over 15.2 innings of work in 11 appearances for the Mets’ Triple-A squad, striking out 18 and holding opponents to a .254 average. In his last appearance against Rochester, he struck out a season-high four over 1.2 innings of work and posted a 1.86 ERA in six appearances in the month of May, allowing just two earned on eight hits over 9.2 innings of work while striking out 10.

Ian Dawkins (Birmingham Barons - Chicago White Sox AA)

Dawkins opened his 2022 season at the Double-A level by hitting .288 in the month of May for the Barons — including a 4-for-4 night against Rocket City with a pair of doubles and three runs scored. He is currently hitting .256 with a .722 OPS, slugging four doubles and a pair of home runs for the season.

James Outman (Tulsa Drillers - Los Angeles Dodgers AA)

Outman has been a huge part of the Drillers’ lineup to start the 2022 campaign, hitting .283 with a .547 slugging percentage and a .940 OPS through the first 55 games of the season. Outman has slugged 15 doubles and 13 home runs while driving in 36 for Tulsa, scoring 49 times and drawing 33 walks. He has hits in eight of the team’s 10 games in the month of June, hitting .306 with an .834 OPS — thus far his best month of the year. Outman has 15 multi-hit games this year, including a 4-for-6 performance against Springfield back on April 23.

Austin Roberts (Altoona Curve - Pittsburgh Pirates AA)

In his first season at the Double-A level, Roberts has posted a 2-0 record with a 5.40 ERA and a save for the Curve in 17 games (16 relief appearances), striking out 22 over 20 innings. He has not allowed a run and scattered only four hits over his last four appearances (4.0 innings), striking out three, and opened the year allowing only two runs over his first eight games (11 innings), earning the win in his debut against Harrisburg on April 9 and striking out a season-high five over two innings against New Hampshire on April 20.

Tanner Dalton (Myrtle Beach Pelicans - Chicago Cubs A)

Coming off a stint on the 60-day disabled list, Dalton is currently on the roster with the Myrtle Beach Pelicans but has yet to make an appearance on the mound. In 2021, Dalton was 2-3 with a 7.61 ERA with the High-A South Bend Cubs, striking out 44 over 36.2 innings out of the bullpen.

Scott Randall (Hillsboro Hops - Arizona Diamondbacks High-A)

After posting a 2-0 record with a sub-one ERA in five games with Visalia in his professional debut season, Randall has started nine games with the High-A Hillsboro Hops in 2022, posting a 2-3 record with a 4.43 ERA, striking out 43 in 42.2 innings of work and holding opponents to a .255 average. He picked up his first career win with seven shutout innings against Spokane on May 10, scattering just four hits and striking out five, while earning his second victory with a “quality start” against Tri-City on Jun 1, striking out a career-high eight.

Travis Adams (Fort Meyers Mighty Mussels - Minnesota Twins A)

With only one professional game under his belt entering 2022, Adams has blossomed in Fort Meyers to start the season, posting a 4-2 record and a 2.40 ERA in his first nine starts, striking out 50 over 45 innings, while scattering just 24 hits and holding opponents to a .156 average. He earned his first career win in his season debut against Clearwater, allowing a run on three hits and striking out three over five innings on April 10, and has struck out a career-high eight batters in each of his last two starts against Tampa (June 4) and Daytona (June 10), winning the former after allowing a run on two hits over five innings and suffering the tough-luck loss in the latter after giving up two runs on five hits over five innings.

Ryan Walstad (Boise Hawks - Pioneer League)

A recent signee in Boise, Walstad has played two games for the Hawks, including a 3-for-5 performance with a pair of runs scored and a double in only his second appearance with the club. A career .301 hitter for the Hornets from 2019-21, Walstad wrapped up his career in the green and gold in 2021 hitting .338 (including a .397 clip in conference play) with 20 doubles, six home runs, and 46 RBI en route to All-Western Athletic Conference first team honors.

Parker Brahms (Evansville Otters - Frontier League)

In five starts with the Otters, Brahms is 3-1 overall with a 2.32 ERA, striking out 28 batters over 31 innings. He earned his first win on May 18 against the Empire State Greys, allowing a run on two hits in six innings while striking out eight, and tied his season high eight strikeouts against Windy City on June 8 in a six-inning no-decision. Brahms struck out six over six innings in his last start against Schaumburg, allowing just two runs on five hits.

Scott Burcham (Charleston Dirty Birds - Atlantic League)

After starting the year with the Southern Maryland Blue Crabs, Burcham has played the last 39 games for the Charleston Dirty Birds, collecting 30 hits with four doubles, a pair of home runs, and 11 RBI. 

Mitch Lively (Bravos de Leon - Mexican League)

Lively is 2-0 with a 7.41 ERA in seven starts (34 innings) with the Bravos de Leon in the Mexican League, throwing a season-high six innings against Aguascalientes on May 19.

CARMICHAEL, CA (MPG) - A band central to Carmichael Community life for more than 40 years will stage a final performance on July 16. Part of the summer concert series, the John Skinner Band show will farewell a Sacramento tradition.

The band’s leader, trumpeter John Skinner, died unexpectedly in 2017. “Since then, we kept things going with another leader,” explains Skinner’s widow, singer Susan Skinner. “But the pandemic cancelled every job possibility for more than two years. We’re satisfied to make July 16 our last hurrah. It’ll be a happy celebration. I believe John would applaud going out with a big bang.”

Over the decades, Skinner ensembles ranged from big band groups to seven-piece combos. With a playlist that included swing, Latin and rock ‘n roll classics, dancing was a huge part of the Skinner tradition. “The July 16 agenda is to fill the park dance floor,” says Susan Skinner. “We’ll plan to accommodate everyone.”

Hundreds of Sacramento musicians cut pro-teeth on Skinner gigs. The band will reach out to alumni to come with horns on the 16th. “In the final number, we’ll invite all Skinner alumni on stage,” says Susan Skinner. “It’ll be a finale no one will forget.

“My husband’s favorite gigs were weeks-long engagements at the State Fair. And he loved Friday at Town and Country Village. Those nights had most of Sacramento dancing in the parking lot. California Governor Pete Wilson hired us for most State shindigs. His wife Gayle sometimes sat in with the band and she sang great. John was a Vietnam veteran and he loved playing patriotic dates, like our July 4 concerts.

“We’ve performed in airport hangars, casinos, museums and railway yards. When Sacramento Tower Bridge was illuminated around 1990, we were hired to do ‘You Light Up My Life.’ We played countless weddings and family celebrations. John had fond memories of contracting bands for Bob Hope, Anne Murray, Natalie Cole and Luciano Pavarotti. But we loved public concerts best.

“The band was a staple for summer in Carmichael. John marked our 40th season at the park with a $400 dollar donation to the Park District. He played his last solo there at our 2017 concert, just days before he died. On July 16, our eight-piece band will include me and John’s daughter, Kathryn. We Band members will represent around 200 years of Skinner Band history. John’s guys were dear friends. We hope to see lots of them among our July 16 audience.”

Skinner Band Concert downbeat is 6:30 PM. For more information, call 916 481-0334 or visit John Skinner Band on Facebook.

West Sacramento staple highlights 4 straight days of fireworks at Sutter Health Park

WEST SACRAMENTO, CA (MPG) — The Sacramento River Cats are excited to host their ninth annual Fourth on the Field Presented by Xfinity at Sutter Health Park to cap off a weekend of baseball and the greatest fireworks shows in Sacramento. 

The River Cats will kick off Fourth of July weekend with three days of baseball followed by post-game fireworks as they host the Reno Aces from July 1-3. 

Celebrate the national holiday a day early with some Sunday night baseball as the River Cats battle their division rival before the annual Independence Eve Fireworks Extravaganza lights up the West Sacramento sky with a 6:35 p.m. (PT) first pitch. 

Although the team is on the road for the holiday, Sutter Health Park remains the spot to be as the River Cats are hosting their ninth annual Fourth on the Field. 

Baseball fan or not, there is something for everyone who attends this must-see Sacramento tradition. 

This year’s event features 22 local food trucks, picnicking in the outfield, live music by the Rod Stinson Band, fun vendors along the concourse, great activities for kids and families, and even a club level for ages 21 and over.

For the grand finale, sit back and watch the greatest fireworks show in Sacramento illuminate the sky, making the perfect magical ending to a memorable night. 

Gates will open at 6 p.m. (PT) and tickets can be purchased at rivercats.com. 

For more information about Fourth on the Field, or for the River Cats’ schedule, head to rivercats.com. Single game tickets and ticket packages are on sale now along with season ticket memberships. To purchase, call the River Cats ticket hotline at (916) 371-HITS (4487), email tickets@rivercats.com, or visit rivercats.com.

About the Sacramento River Cats

Sutter Health Park is the West Sacramento home of the 2019 Triple-A Champion Sacramento River Cats, and a proud affiliate of the three-time World Champion San Francisco Giants. Sutter Health Park is consistently voted one of the top ballparks in America. Memberships, Mini-Plans, and hospitality rentals may be purchased now for the 2022 season by calling the River Cats Ticket Hotline at (916) 371-HITS (4487) or visiting www.rivercats.com. For information on other events at Sutter Health Park, visit www.sutterhealthpark.com.