San Francisco Giants pitcher Matt Cain was on hand this morning to dedicate the Matt Cain Junior Giants Field at the George Sim Community Center in Sacramento. Through the leadership of Sacramento City Councilmember Kevin McCarty and the City of Sacramento Parks and Recreation and sponsors including the Giants Community Fund, the Good Tidings Foundation, and Giants pitcher Matt Cain, the Junior Giants field in South Sacramento was completely renovated to a top-notch baseball field. Since 1995, the Giants Community Fund has worked with Giants players and partners such as the good Tidings Foundation to refurbish more than 20 youth baseball fields. Giants Broadcaster Dave Flemming was the e

Ma. Pa. Half-Pint. Mary. Almanzo. For those of us who grew up in the 1970s and '80s, these names mean something.   “Little House on the Prairie, the Musical” opened Saturday at the Community Center Theatre. Melissa Gilbert, who starred as Laura Ingalls Wilder in the original television series, plays the beloved “Ma”. And what a gift she gives audiences that have cherished her all these years.   The musical version of Wilder’s classic series published 75 years ago does a wonderful job of capturing the essence of her story. It is a tale of family, hardship, community and love. This adaptation does a fantastic job of portraying our infant country through the eyes of settlers in the Dakota