Rocklin View - October 2008

October 2008

THE LIFE MAGAZINE OF ROCKLIN

Autumn Art Studios Tour

features eight Rocklin artists

Also inside... • Local resident transforms yard into spook-fest

Plus... • Carnivals • Fundraisers • Dancing

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alloween, the holiday full of carved pumpkins, sugary candy and inventive costumes, isn’t just for the kids; adults can join the fun too. And one Rocklin man is doing just that. Every year, Bill Mang transforms his front yard into a spooky, creature-filled space with a welded spider that covers his rooftop, stainless steel gargoyles and fog for a creepy effect. Mang said he enjoys getting his house POINT decked out to OF VIEW entertain the kids, which are BY his favorite LAUREN audience. Turn WEBER to page 6 to see how Mang designs his autumn creations and how he transforms his house every year. Also in this issue, we’ve got the arts covered. Although Mang’s medium is a bit more abstract, he shares a commonality with our featured artist Andrea Martin. Martin, also of

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Rocklin, will showcase her art in this year’s 15th annual Autumn Art Studios Tour featuring 86 other artists throughout Placer County. As a software engineer, Martin didn’t always know her artistic ability. But within the last few years, taking watercolor painting classes, she’s honed in on her talent. And Martin’s watercolor painting instructor, Gayle Rappaport-Weiland, who is also on this year’s tour, said she’s one to watch. In this October issue, we’ve scoured the area for some great things to do this month. From Rocklin’s first Community Service Day to a Fall Family Carnival, there’s plenty to do. For more ideas, go to page 9. For adults, another way to get in to the Halloween spirit is to attend A Spooktacular Dance Bash costume party benefiting A Touch of Understanding. The event’s proceeds will help fund the nonprofit’s disability-awareness programs throughout the county and gives Rocklin residents an excuse to grab their costumes for a good cause. We hope you enjoy this issue of the Rocklin View.

ALL HOMETOWN HEROES

Who are the heroes in Rocklin? Do you have a neighbor who volunteers time to the elderly? Or maybe a teacher who goes above and beyond the call of duty? Help us choose this year’s hometown heroes to be featured in the January issue. We will focus on a handful of heroes who help make the world a better place to live. Send your nominations (along with contact information and the reason you are nominating them) to Susan Belknap at [email protected] or Lauren Weber at [email protected] or mail to the Rocklin View, 5055 Pacific St., Rocklin, CA 95677.

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Rocklin’s Andrea Martin shares her artistic journey. Martin will be among the artists featured on the Autumn Art Studios Tour Nov. 7-9.

HALLOWEEN MADNESS . . 6 One man makes sure his front yard is ready for all the ghosts and goblins that will visit this season.

ALSO IN THIS ISSUE: REAL ESTATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 CALENDAR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

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October 2008 Volume 3, Number 10 Susan Belknap, editor Phone: 774-7955; e-mail: [email protected]

Lauren Weber, co-editor Phone: 774-7947; e-mail: [email protected]

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Sue Morin, production supervisor Advertising staff: Cheryl Maxwell, Debbie Wilson Cover photos by Ashley Baer Cover design by Bill Krawczyk Copyright 2008 All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced without written permission of the publisher. The publisher shall not be responsible for any liabilities arising from the publication of copy provided by any advertiser for the Rocklin View. Further, it shall not be liable for any act of omission on the part of the advertiser pertaining to their published advertisement in the Rocklin View. A publication of Gold Country Media.

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STORY BY

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or all of her working days, Andrea Martin of Rocklin has kept on top of technology. The software engineer can program for hours in one computer language after another. Even looking back to college, Martin remembers taking loads of computer science classes with barely enough room in her schedule to fit in an elective. proCOVER Writing grams and STORY processing data left her little time to smell the roses. But for Martin, those days spent studying software gave her a glimpse of another fulfilling career to come. “My schedule was packed so I had no room for extracurricular activities, but one of my roommates had to take an art class and her assignment was to draw somebody,” remembers Martin. “When she asked if I would sit there as she drew me I said, ‘Give me a piece of paper and I’ll draw you.’” As her roommates watched, Martin took her time with the sketch. Then she produced the picture. “My roommates just gasped,” she laughs. “They couldn’t believe they could recognize her. And I just had no idea I could draw.” So the thought of art as an interesting escape, a fulfilling hobby, stuck in the back of Martin’s head. She finished college and went to work. She and her husband Kurt settled in Granite Bay and she enjoyed keeping up the new garden. That one sketch and her roommates’ reaction to her newfound ability to draw were almost forgotten. It seemed so long ago. That’s until a community catalogue came in the mail and Martin noticed a class in watercolor painting. “I thought, I’m finally going to try this,” she remembers. “I took my first several classes from Gayle RappaportWeiland and she was great. She was really good at encouraging people; especially some-

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Rocklin artist Andrea Martin works on a sketch at her studio as daughter Ashlyn looks on. Martin’s studio is included in the annual Autumn Art Studios Tour.

one who had never painted before.” Martin would spend the next seven years studying watercolor painting and recreating her favorite places to visit in the garden. “I just love the outdoors,” Martin said. “I’ve always been drawn to flowers. I think it’s the colors. I’ve always enjoyed gardening too.” With deckled-edge paper, Martin’s garden and floral paintings floated in their frames with a contrast of soft and bright oranges, pinks and

purples. “Her art is traditional, fluid and impressionistic,” Rappaport-Weiland said. “This is a good time to purchase her work because she is one to watch. People are taking notice. I’m so proud of her.” A visit to a Carmel art gallery gave her the itch to try oil painting and Martin’s work took on new texture. She found palette knife painting interesting by first laying out shapes and colors and returning to add in more delicate details.

When her family moved to a home in Rocklin, Martin put together a beautiful studio space. Recently she’s been inspired to use a brush to create rich nature scenes and detailed flowers. Her journey in art has woven in and out of life with Kurt and their children: daughter Ashlyn, 5, and 2-year-old son Nathan. She captured the idea for one of her favorite oils on canvas when walking Nathan in his stroller. “It’s called ‘In Light of a Rose,’” Martin said. “I drive

by it everyday and there’s one particular time of year when a bush behind a light fixture just explodes with white roses. There was something about it that just made me want to sit down and have a cup of tea. So I put my son in the stroller and walked down there with my camera and took some pictures. About a year later I painted it.” Daughter Ashlyn has also picked up her mom’s passion for painting, winning first place in last July’s Roseville MARTIN/page 4 Rocklin View | October 2008

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Rocklin artist Andrea Martin watches as her daughter, Ashlyn, hones her talents in the studio. Martin’s works include In Light of a Rose, above, and Midas Bridge.

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MARTIN continued from page 3 Arts’ Blue Line Gallery contest called Wonders of Water. “I can see her personality come out in everything she draws,” Martin said. From Nov. 7-9, Martin will join seven other Rocklin artists on the 15th annual PlacerArts Autumn Art Studios Tour. She is excited to show her work and share her artistic process in both watercolor and oil with hundreds of expected tour-goers. This is Martin’s fifth year on the self-guided tour featuring 86 artists who dot the map from Roseville to Colfax. Martin will show her art at Blue Line Gallery in downtown Roseville. 4

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Tour tickets are $10 for adults; children are free. Tickets will be available at Blue Line Gallery and during the tour at Finn Hall in Rocklin. For more information, visit www.placerarts.org or call (530) 885-5670. “I recommend tour goers preview the work of all tour artists on the PlacerArts online registry, www.placerarts.org/registry,” said Rosie Stilwell, studio tour coordinator. “Every studios tour artist has up to 16 images on the registry. It’s a win-win situation for everyone.” A free preview show at Blue Line Gallery Oct.16 through Nov. 9 will provide insight of what to expect on the tour. “I am really excited to be showing at the Blue Line

Gallery this year,” Martin said. “It is such a great location. It will be much more convenient for tour-goers than my studio was in past years, so I am hoping to see a lot of new faces.”

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he 15th annual Autumn Art Studios Tour will feature eight Rocklin artists who will show their work Nov. 7-9 in art studios throughout South Placer County. Artist, teacher and consultant Gayle Rappaport-Weiland has been on the tour since its beginnings, 15 years ago. The Rocklin resident will be sharing her latest watercolor, acrylic and mixed media work at Rocklin’s Finn Hall during the tour. Joining Rappaport-Weiland at Finn Hall will be Rocklin artist David Thibeault. A professional artist since 1986, Thibeault will be

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hen tree limbs go bare, the moon gets brighter, and nightfall falls sooner, Nicholas Seils, 12, and his sister Natalie, 9 of Rocklin make an evening walk their priority. It’s an adventure for the siblings who have grown up looking forward to cool autumn nights for a tradition they hold dear: visiting the front yard of their neighbor Bill Mang. There’s something different, something eye-catching, and something extra-terrestrial about Mang’s seasonal display that just has to be looked over again and again. “We go down there every night before we go to bed,” Nicholas said. “It’s very cool. He has lots of creatures. He makes creatures up from video games. There’s a spider with three heads and the heads are skulls. There’s a huge spider covering half his roof.”

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Rocklin fantasy surrealist Bill Mang, above, puts up his newest creation: a large rooftop spider he welded and painted for the Halloween season. Below, Mang shows off some of the creations he has displayed in the past.

Bill Mang prepares for Halloween by making a new extra-terrestrial creature in his front yard.

Natalie spies a new detail every time she checks out Mang’s front yard. “There’s all this fog and he has mansion music playing,” Natalie said. “It’s interesting. I like the large dragon. And his creatures move.” Mang, a general contractor who can build just about anything, can also duplicate or create just about any character by welding stainless steel, bronze and copper materials. His fine art collection includes a variety of detailed pieces from built to scale animals to modern sculptures. But venture deep into Mang’s heart and it’s easy to see he feels closest to his dragons, gargoyles and detailed creatures from another place and another time. He’s an artist who grew up watching cult classics like “The Thing” and “Frankenstein” and has mastered more video games than most 16 year olds. “I can make just about anything and I can make it work with robotics,” Mang said. “A lot of my art

Halloween Fun Who: Fantasy surrealist Bill Mang creates one-of-a-kind art sculptures What: Mang Stainless Art Where: www.mangstainlessart.com 6

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comes from games and ideas right out of my head. When I mold, I always try to push myself a little bit more. I go from contemporary, like a stainless steel violin, and then back to fantasy with a gargoyle or a dragon.” Mang has won numerous art awards and is a member of Rocklin Fine Arts. His creations can be found on license plates, commercial buildings, even a farm in Davis. “I did a horse to scale for a Davis farm and it won an award of excellence at the State Fair,” he said. Mang, whose father was a painter, also likes to mix up mediums. His latest extra-terrestrial creature is made from expandable foam on a steel frame wrapped with window screen. By looking at the number of welded seams, it’s easy to see how one sculpture can take Mang three to four months to complete. “He is a one-of-a-kind artist producing one-of-akind art,” said his wife and artist Barbara Risling Mang. “I believe few artists of his caliber are discovered in their lifetime. I watch his artful hands as he takes that flat sheet of metal, perhaps the toughest in the world, cuts it, hammers it, welds and sands it and puts it all together into a masterpiece as if he were

using nothing but soft pliable clay.” Mang likes interactive art and most of his pieces have removable parts. A 5-foot tall, 100-pound amphibian sculpture called “The Hunter” is Mang’s interpretation of a creature from Atlantis with a removable sword and spear. In the fall, Mang stages his front yard sculptures with theater lighting and audio to keep his favorite audience, children, entertained. “The first thing people want to do when they see a gargoyle or a monster is to touch it,” Mang said. “It’s all stainless steel so it can fall over and you’re not going to hurt it. If it falls I’ll just straighten it back up. Art should be fun.” For more information and to view Mang’s sculpture collection visit www.mangstainlessart.com.

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SPOOKTACULAR TO BENEFIT A TOUCH OF UNDERSTANDING

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ull out the Dracula teeth, witch hat and caveman cloth for a frighteningly fun fundraising costume party with dancing, prizes, food and drinks. A Touch of Understanding, a Granite Bay nonprofit that raises funds to support disabilityawareness programs, will present their first Spooktacular Dance Bash from 7-11 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 18. Held at the Rocklin Sunset Center, the décor will reflect the upcoming spooky holiday – Halloween. A similar event took place in the Bay Area with proceeds benefiting cancer research. It was such a success that Leslie DeDora, founder of A Touch of Understanding, decided to try it out as well. Encore Entertainment disc jockeys will provide the dance music of the night, appetizers will be on hand and a no-host bar available – all promise a festive night. Hunting for the perfect costume could be worthwhile – the best costume winner will receive a prize, DeDora said. To purchase tickets, contact

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for java, fellowship, a craft fair, live music and a silent auction. The heart of the Young Life ministry is to raise campership money for lost teens in the greater Sacramento areas. Event admission is free. Info: Kathleen at 903-6202 or www.jerichocoffee.com and select the JavaFest ’08 link.

Come to a pirate-themed Fall Festival Fundraiser from 4:30-7 p.m. at Cobblestone Elementary School, 5740 Cobblestone Drive. Free admission and everyone is welcome. Event includes live auction for adults and kids, hands-on children’s crafts, walking entertainment, craft booths, food and other vendors.

Saturday, Oct. 11 The city of Rocklin will host its first Community Service Day. Rocklin residents, local schools, business and service organizations are invited to participate in oak tree planting and maintenance projects at five city parks from 9 a.m. to noon. A registration breakfast will be at 8 a.m. at Twin Oaks Community Park, 5500 Park Drive. More than 300 volunteers are needed. Volunteers can sign up at www.rocklin.ca.us/CommunityServiceDay/ or contact the city of Rocklin volunteer coordinator, Patty Tash at 625-5058 or

Saturday, Oct. 4 JavaFest ’08 presented by Rocklin Young Life ministry and Jericho Coffee from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Oct. 4-5 at Jericho Coffee, 8711 Sierra College Blvd., Roseville. Join them

Friday, Oct. 10 Nugget Market will host a fundraiser for local nonprofit organizations, the Best of the Barrel, from 5-8 p.m. at Roseville’s Nugget Market, 771 Pleasant Grove Blvd. Info: (530) 219-1573.

[email protected]. The Women Democrats of Placer County will meet at the Rocklin Library, 5460 Fifth St. Info: 6633897. Sunday, Oct. 12 Celebrate Placer County’s agricultural heritage with the 2008 Placer Farm and Barn Tour, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Cost: $10 for adults and children, free for students and seniors. Info: (530) 889-7336. Tuesday, Oct. 14 Rocklin’s city council meets at 6 p.m. in the council chambers at 3970 Rocklin Road. Info: Rhona at 625-5560. Wednesday, Oct. 15 The Rocklin Unified School District Board of Trustees meets at 7 p.m. at 2615 Sierra Meadows Drive. Info: Connie Holman at 630-2230 or [email protected]. Saturday, Oct. 18 Bud Gardener, founder of Sun City Roseville Harmonicoots, will teach Beginning Harmonica, “Oldies and Goodies,” from 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at Sierra College. Cost: $5. Info: 781-0590.

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Appointment with Laura Webber Now through 10.31.08

Tantrum Salon

916-300-1144

4415 Granite Drive, Ste. 100 in Rocklin

$ Salon Manager Voted Best of Best 2008 Best Hair Stylist Located inside

Salon Image 4810 Granite Dr. Rocklin

off I-80 & Rocklin Rd. [email protected]

10 OFF FREE CUT

Hair Cut & Style With Any Color or Perm reg. $39 Expires 11/6/08

Expires 11/6/08

By appointment only

916-803-8948

HOLY CROSS LUTHERAN PRESCHOOL Serving Children 2 years thru Kindergarten • • • •

1 to 10 Teacher/Child Ratio Creative Hands-On Learning Loving Christian Environment Shaping Values on a Firm Foundation

Mark & Lori Jouras

For More Information Call:

916-624-2123 Holy Cross Lutheran Church 4701 Grove Street • Rocklin www.HolyCrossPreschool.org

On Tuesday, November 4th Vote for Experience

Re-Elect Peter Hill Rocklin City Council

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3031 Stanford Ranch Road, Ste.2 • Rocklin 916-435-3140 • Fax 916-435-9811 [email protected]

COPIES • FAX • UPS • FEDEX • PACKING • NOTARY

INCORPORATED

CL #893547

Custom designs for all your concrete needs

• Driveways, Walkways, Patios, Pool Decks • Face Rock, Sound Barrier and Retaining Walls • Steps, Pillars, Stamped and All Finishes

Free estimates call 916-541-2297 • www.premierconcrete.org

Q ualityC raftsmanship

DOORS • MILLWORK HARDWARE • WINDOWS CUSTOM PRE-HANG MATCH-UP REPLACEMENT DOORS 3243 Rippey Road (Off Taylor Road) • LOOMIS 91 Monday-Friday 7am to 5pm • Saturday 8am to Noon • www.gohomewood.com

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I NTEGRAL N ETWORKS , I NC . Total Network Consulting & IT Management

Rocklin retail & business

• Managed/Monitoring Services • CDP Offsite Backup Service (Continuous Data Protection)

• Proactive Maintenance Plans • Managed Virus/Spyware & SPAM Protection • VolP Phone Systems • Broadband (DSL & T) • SonicWALL Firewalls • Live Remote Support • Helpdesk Services • Network/Wireless Security Audits • New Hardware Purchases • Infrastructure Consulting • Website Design & Consulting

DIRECT IMPORTERS OF GRANITE SLABS • Over 75 colors to choose from • Custom fabrication & installation Bring in your measurements for a quote! Showroom Hours: Mon. - Fri. 9am - 5:30pm Saturday 9am - 3pm

916-315-2652 4400 Yankee Hill Rd. Rocklin cassarinostone.com

LL EE HI YANK

www.inetinc.net

GRANITE • MARBLE • QUARTZ

IC AVE. PACIF . LIN RD ROCK

[email protected]

Cassarino Stone

MIDAS

916.626.4000

YOUR LOCAL TOW COMPANY Specializing in hot rods & exotic high end cars 24 HOUR SERVICE • DAMAGE FREE LOCAL & LONG DISTANCE • DIRECT INSURANCE BILLING SPECIAL EQUIPMENT FOR HIGH END VEHICLES

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“SpaScapes... Where Luxury is Affordable”

FREE SAUNA! With the purchase of any new Marquis ultimate series, Jacuzzi 400 series or Artesian platinum series spa.

Do you have an old or unwanted car or truck and live in the Rocklin, Roseville, Loomis, or Penryn area? Then give us a call! We will come tow the vehicle off at NO CHARGE to you. Paper work is not an issue - if you have it great, if not we can handle that as well. Again, there is NO CHARGE for this service just a phone call. Most vehicles can be picked up the same day or within a timely manner. If you are not in the area’s listed above give us a call anyways, we can usually accomodate you as well. Thanks.

4480 Pacific Street • Rocklin, Ca 95677 (916) 415-1083 • Fax (916) 415-1085

Holy Holy Cross Cross Lutheran Lutheran Preschool Preschool • 1 to 10 Teacher/Child Ratio • Creative Hands-On Learning • Loving Christian Environment • Shaping Values on a Firm Foundation Bring in this ad and receive $50 OFF registration

• SPAS & HOT TUBS • SAUNAS Featuring portable & in-ground spas by MARQUIS & JACUZZI

Featuring CEDRYS saunas with innovative infrared heaters

• SERVICE & REPAIR • SPA MOVING & INSTALLATION Our technicians are certified to repair most brands of portable spas Mon-Fri: 9am-6pm Saturday: 10am-6pm Sunday: 11am-4pm

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Granite Dr.

Sierra College Blvd.

X

Rocklin Rd.

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We will dispose of, trade in or move any spa, expert installation available

Sauna is a BAMX brand 2 person, cedar sauna, a $1999 value.

916-315-TUBS (8827) 4447 Granite Drive. #702 Rocklin, CA. www.SpaScapesinc.com

Holy Cross Lutheran Church 4701 Grove Street • Rocklin For More Information Call:

916-624-2123 www.HolyCrossPreschool.org