http://www.valcomnews.com Your news in your hands Fri, 03 Sep 2010 23:08:29 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en   Tall and lean, Chad Sweitzer had a contagious smile on his face as he begins to talk about his new role as principle of Kennedy High School. [caption id="attachment_1481" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Chad Sweitzer’s academic journey has come full circle, from his time as a student in the Greenhaven area to his ... http://www.valcomnews.com/?p=1480   While other students are scrambling to finish their Senior Projects, Otto Ducey will be at ease, since he finished his Senior Project in late July, before his senior year even began, by raising funds for the Sacramento Police Department K9 Unit. [caption id="attachment_1478" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="“Bandit’s Buddies” successfully raised $1,000 for ... http://www.valcomnews.com/?p=1477   Dorothy Casalegno celebrated her 103rd birthday with cake, ice cream and a room filled with friends and family members at the Merrill Gardens retirement community on Aug. 23. [caption id="attachment_1475" align="alignleft" width="150" caption="Dorothy Casalegno turned 103 years young at the Merrill Gardens retirement community in September. She credits her longevity to ... http://www.valcomnews.com/?p=1474 Sacramento – DaVita Inc. (NYSE: DVA), a leading provider of kidney care services for those diagnosed with chronic kidney disease (CKD), today announced that Janis Schwarz, JoAnn Plitt and Michael Colvin, Sacramento residents, will ride to raise money for kidney awareness in the 2010 Tour DaVita® bike ride through Washington. On ... http://www.valcomnews.com/?p=1446 Editor’s note: This is the third part of a three-part series on teens, college and families.   In my previous articles in this series, I discussed the adjustments that parents need to make when their teen leaves for college, which includes the need to recognize that younger siblings are also having struggles. ... http://www.valcomnews.com/?p=1438 Editor’s note: This is the second part of a three-part series on teens, college and families.   In my last article, I wrote to parents about how they can cope with the feelings that arise when their child leaves for college. In this article, I’m going to focus on how parents can ... http://www.valcomnews.com/?p=1434 Editor’s note: This is the first part of a three-part series on teens, college and families.   When I started college my parents drove me to school, helped me move in, and attended a few parent/student events. I wondered if they’d ever leave. Finally, we hugged and kissed, and they drove away. ... http://www.valcomnews.com/?p=1431 The experience of walking into a modern, energy efficient building, looking down at the soft mint green carpet in patterns of leaves with light gently filtering in through the windows and smelling the aroma of brand new books makes a visit to the new Robbie Waters Pocket-Greenhaven Library well worth ... http://www.valcomnews.com/?p=1422   An afternoon on the golf course is one of the most relaxing things in the world. The smell of the grass, the birds chirping and a quiet stroll through a landscaped course can be a beautiful experience. Or it can be if you’re good at golf, anyway. For most of ... http://www.valcomnews.com/?p=1417   As a community newspaper reporter, it is my ongoing quest to continuously gain a more thorough knowledge and understanding of the past and present businesses of local communities. And it was just last week, for instance, that this quest led me to Three Sisters Mexican Kitchen and Cantina. [caption id="attachment_1415" align="alignleft" ... http://www.valcomnews.com/?p=1414