Have you seen the new penny designs? Happy birthday Lincoln! The face of the coin
is the same, but the reverse side is one of four new designs, all in honor of Abraham Lincoln's 200th birthday this year. They are being rolled out one design at a time throughout the year. Each design represents a different aspect of President Lincoln's life.
One depicts a log cabin, representing his birth and early childhood in Kentucky; the next one shows him reading, in his formative years in Indiana; the third one, just out, shows him delivering a speech at the Old Capitol in Illinois, representing his professional life in Illinois; the fourth one celebrates Lincoln as President of the United States.
Joel Iskowitz designed the third penny, just out today.
He calls it the biggest honor of his career and says it's a little daunting to think that so many people will see it. This series of four designs is the first redesign of the penny in 50 years! I like them.
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is R.K. Jacobs Insurance Services in Fair Oaks. For years, when I lived in Southern California, my parents lived in Fair Oaks and their insurance agent was Rand Jacobs. My parents depended on him always to be fair and reasonable, and to get all their questions answered quickly and thoroughly.
Both Rand and Jim were with Farmers Insurance until 1985, when they decided to strike out on their own and become independent agents. Being local boys, of course they established their business in Fair Oaks. Rand is very active in the Chamber of Commerce, running the famous Fair Oaks Car Show that the Chamber sponsors every spring. He is a true promoter of Fair Oaks and the Sacramento area, having been born and raised here, graduating from Cordova High School and receiving a B.S. in Business from Cal State University Sacramento.
Fair Oaks Dog Park has those two areas, plus a third area: This area is reserved for owners with special needs. For example, they may have a really small dog like a Chihuahua where even a medium sized dog is too big to play with. Other circumstances might be someone's first visit to the dog park and the owner is not sure how their pet will socialize with a bunch of new dogs. Area 3 is a good break-in area. Older dogs (senior) dogs or dogs that might not be too sociable might also give Area 3 a try. 
Check the website referred to above for more information, and to learn about meetings and other functions for owners of certain breeds.
the highest quality diagnostics, anesthesia, surgery dental care and therapeutics. Their expansion and remodel in 2001 allowed them to add an ultrasound machine, a fiber optic endoscope, a dental radiograph machine, new intensive care and isolation wards, and more examination rooms. They have close working relationships with all the specialists and referral centers in our area, including the Veterinary School at the University of California at Davis. Often, they have a specialist come to the clinic to perform the required procedures so that your pet can be cared for in familiar surroundings by those who know him/her the best.
My daughter Cathy alerted me to a fascinating website - especially for travelers. It is 
This website is free for everyone to use, and has features for passengers, pilots, and airline employees to track planes, check weather and airport information, see satellite photos and maps of airports, and tell you all about the actual plane scheduled for a certain flight, among other things. If your flight is cancelled or departure is delayed, it will alert you to that, and in fact you can even check the history of that flight to see how often it is on time.
you when the plane is arriving, when it lands, etc. This is especially great if you have out of town clients flying in for you to show them properties.
Do you have some household items, furniture, sporting goods, clothes, knick-knacks or collectibles or ??? that you no longer want or need? This is a great opportunity to turn them into some extra cash! 
This sale always draws many shoppers, who get free admission and usually go home with armloads of treasures after a morning of great fun.
buying a special gift, their knowledgeable and friendly staff is happy to help you with finding exactly what you need.
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Another wonderful thing they do is to sell golf balls for 50 cents each (3 for $1.00), with all proceeds going to benefit the Wildlife Care Association, a local, non-profit organization with a sanctuary that cares for injured wildlife, including backyard birds. If you've found a bird that needs care, you can contact the center for more information at 916-965-9453.
Apple Hill to find this yumy treat!
If you find yourself driving along Highway 50 between Sacramento and South Lake Tahoe, as you reach Camino (just about 35 miles from my Fair Oaks home and very near Placerville) you will see signs directing you to Apple Hill, which is just right off the freeway. I recommend that you stop there, take one of the roads that runs right along the freeway, and you will find yourself in some wonderful farmland, where each farm has wonderful food to offer, made from their own farm-grown ingredients. It really is a great way to spend a day and is an easy drive from anywhere in the Sacramento area.
You can pick up a map to the farms that will direct you from one to the other, each a bit different.
(the Agricultural Commissioner of El Dorado County) started teaching his children how to care for the young apple trees in the nursery on his ranch. The children planted pumpkins next to the trees, selling the pumpkins they grew. When the trees grew too big for pumpkins to grow under their shade, Ed set aside two acres for the children's new pumpkin patch.
tradition. Now there are seven acres of pumpkins and gourds, and another acre of Indian corn under cultivation. Ed and Joan's son Chris and his wife Robyn are gradually taking the reins.
Says Luther, "I told everyone this was an old-fashioned place; don't fight it. They served classic American food, and we wanted to continue with that." He did, however, make some changes; "I got rid of the hydrogenated oil and now we use only peanut oil in the fryers." He also made other healthful changes. "I eat at my own restaurant and know quite a bit about nutrition. I make the food the way I want to eat it. For instance, our beef is all USDA Choice and most of it is Black Angus." 