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Kati Garner

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'Retired' photojournalist - I can't stop shooting!

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Meet Pioneers at Sutter's Fort

Sutter's Fort Living History and Pioneer Demonstration Days return to the year 1846, the year California became a U.S. territory. Park docents and volunteers re-create the everyday life and times at "Fort New Helvetia," Sutter’s original name for the Fort. Men dressed in heavy buckskin loading their flintlock rifles. Soldiers from the 1840s perform drills, while the blacksmith makes horseshoes at a hot forge. Women scrub clothes on a washboard and prepare stews over cooking fires. Docent Mark DeLong holds a cannonball as he explains Sutter had the cannon in the Southeast bastion of the original fort until 1846, when the guns were removed and it was used for storage. Then the bastion wa

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Red Cross Day at the Capitol

RED CROSS DAY AT THE CAPITOL In honor of March being Red Cross Month, representatives from the American Red Cross offered free workshops to Capitol workers on how to "Be Red Cross Ready". Disasters strike at any time and without warning - so it's important to learn how you can prepare your workplace or home for any disaster. Displays of various Red Cross services, including Pet First Aid, Wilderness Training and CPR and AED training were located on the west steps of the Capitol. Abigail Capano, a Red Cross volunteer, demonstrated how to perform CPR on a dog, using a stuffed toy animal.   In addition, several disaster response vehicles were parked along 10th Street and available to

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St. Paddy's Day block party

Everyone looked Irish at the block party on L Street celebrating St. Patrick's Day:       SacPress Photos | Kati Garner    

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Local Red Cross Accepts Their Largest Donation for Haiti Relief

In photo left to right: David Fluitt, Raley's Pharmacy Supervisor and Haitian Aid Mission volunteer; Dawn Lindblom, American Red Cross Sacramento Sierra Chapter CEO; Michael Teel, Raley's President and CEO; Steve Turner, American Red Cross Sacramento Sierra Chapter Board Chair and Jennifer Teel-Wolter, Raley's Communitarian.   Local Red Cross Accepts Their Largest Donation for Haiti Relief    The Sacramento Sierra Chapter of the American Red Cross accepted their largest check for the Haiti Relief and Development Fund on Tuesday, March 9 from Raley’s President & CEO, Michael Teel. From January 16 through February 13, all 134 Raley’s, Bel Air, Nob Hill Foods and Food Source stores featur

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They Fly | Honoring Women of Color

Mother Ruby Muhammad (born 1897)and Suzanne Brooks/The Jazz Generation, entertained and delighted the audience at  the annual Sacramento Community Women of Color Day/Diversity Awards Event on Sunday's event  "I Believe I Can Fly: Memories of Music And Stories." The 2010 Sacramento event, "Symbols in Silver," honored 8 outstanding individuals:  Deloris Ashley, Karen Bass, Speaker, California Assembly; Roxana Borrego, Director, Sacramento Cultural Center; Aurora Grajeda, San Francisco Bay Area Journalist; Britta Guererro, Director, Sacramento Native American Health Center; Teresa Pulido, Grandmother, West Sacramento; Oprah Winfrey, actress/talk show host; and Rev. Ashiya Odeye, Director, S

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Conversation about: Maria Shriver | Honoring Women's History Month

Please see Casey Kirk's article:http://www.sacramentopress.com/headline/22983/Day_at_Museum_honors_women

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Conversation about: Day at the Museum empowers, inspires

Great summary of a great day!

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Conversation about: Del Delivers A New Message: Something New Is On The Horizon

That's really nice photography by Jay Canter!

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