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special supplement Coelho, race director and CEO of USA Productions, the race organizer. “Having events in our sweet spot is really important to us,” McAlea says. Folsom relies on support from nonprofit and volunteer groups like Friends of Folsom Parkways, which sponsors community-ser- vice days and a new project every April, says Brett Bollinger, the city’s senior trails planner. The Jim Konopka Volunteer Bridge, for example, was built in 2009 when vol- unteers spent 12 Saturdays working on the project. After opening in the fall of 2017, the 6.3 mile paved Johnny Cash Trail is a pop- ular way for the city to highlight its history with Folsom State Prison. Cash, who died in 2003, was forever linked to the facility when he performed “Folsom Prison Blues” there in January 1968 that resulted in a live album. The trail honoring the singer begins near the Folsom City Zoo Sanctuary, with users able to take in views of the American River and Folsom Lake. Eight art installa- tions along the Johnny Cash Trail route will be installed as funding becomes available, Bollinger says. The first, a 7-foot guitar pick, will be installed at the beginning of the trail next year. The city’s next major trail expansion will come with its south of Highway 50 Folsom Ranch development plan scheduled for the next 25-30 years. The plan includes a mix of homes, businesses, parks and open space all interconnected by a network of tree- lined streets and mixed-use trails, Bollinger says. “I didn’t really think it would get to where the system is now,” Konopka says. “But we had the full support of the city, and I just put my head down and kept working, and slowly we started seeing the results. It was hard to walk away from that.” n Steve Martarano was a reporter at the Sacra- mento Union for 10 years during the 1980s and worked as a sportswriter, was on the daytime crime beat and reviewed concerts. On Twitter @MartArchives. Folsom’s trail system has also attracted world-class sporting events, including three Amgen Tour of California legs since 2014. PICTURED BACK ROW [L-R]: ASSOCIATES: SHERRY IRONS, DIANE LUND, RAQUEL ALTAVILLA, RACHEL MEEKER, CATHY HARRIS, AND LISA HAMILTON | PICTURED FRONT ROW [L-R]: PARTNERS: RYAN JANTZEN, DEBBIE HIGHTOWER, BILL ALTAVILLA, CHRIS REEG, AND SCOTT GORDON DREAM BIG • PLAN WISELY • LIVE FULLY • A team you can trust with proven success for over twenty years • Our primary distinction is to provide an objective, unbiased viewpoint • Customized investment planning for each client’s unique needs and circumstances We advise each client using a long-term investment plan and then structure customized portfolios to help achieve their goals. We accomplish this through a time-proven process of listening attentively and questioning appropriately while providing ongoing counsel, education and support. We take great care to include the insights and advice of our client’s other trusted advisors, such as accountants and attorneys, in order to deliver a comprehensive plan aimed at meeting each client’s financial goals. 1130 Iron Point Rd., Ste. 100, Folsom, CA 95630 Phone: 916-932-0150 – Fax: 916-932-0155 Offices in Placerville and Lodi by appointment only www.PICwealth.com Investment products and services are offered through Wells Fargo Advisors Financial Network, LLC (WFAFN). Member SIPC, a registered broker-dealer and a separate non-bank affiliate of Wells Fargo & Company. Pacific Investment Consultants is a separate entity from WFAFN. (CAR #0119-01532) September 2019 | comstocksmag.com 87