![Gutterglove Production Supervisor Brendon Wammes uses a hammer to fasten mesh to the aluminum rails of a gutter guard as the first of the three-step manufacturing process at Gutterglove. Wammes has worked here two years and says he enjoys getting to use his hands, plus “I work with a lot of nice people and they’re from all over.” The Ohio native has colleagues originally from Kansas, New York, Nevada, Colorado, Alaska, Sacramento, Mexico and Africa.](https://www.comstocksmag.com/sites/main/files/imagecache/tile/main-images/0917_dept_snap_lead_kj.jpg?1577874530)
Full Protection
Founded in 1996, Gutterglove recently doubled its space by moving from Rocklin to a 43,000-square-foot facility in Roseville where the company manufactures 60,000 feet of gutters in one day — all done by the hands of people.
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Helping Cooks Go Pro
Cottage Food Program turns homemade treats into a food business
When Davy Bui decided to start a bread-baking business, he wasn’t sure how much demand there would be for his “drunken” loaves.
![The Nickel Slots, from left: lead singer Tony Brusca, producer and recording engineer Joe Johnston, drummer Chris Amaral, bassist Paul Zinn and guitarist Steve Amaral (not picured) work on their fourth full-length studio album at Pus Cavern Recording Studio in Sacramento.](https://www.comstocksmag.com/sites/main/files/imagecache/tile/main-images/0817_dept_snap_kj_lead.jpg?1577874530)
The Band Plays On
The Americana rock ‘n’ roll band, The Nickel Slots went to Belgium for two weeks this summer for its third European tour, playing 11 straight shows.
![Eugene Phillips, owner of Miyazaki Bath House and Gallery in Walnut Grove, fills two tubs with hot water in preparation for a two-hour soak. Guests first wash themselves with soap using a bowl of water and a ladle, while sitting on a stool, before entering the tubs. “The tubs are not for cleaning,” Phillips says. “They’re for soaking.”](https://www.comstocksmag.com/sites/main/files/imagecache/tile/main-images/0717_dept_snap_embed1_kj.jpg?1577874530)
Soaked
A little piece of Japanese culture can be found in Walnut Grove
At Miyazaki Bathhouse in Walnut Grove, guests first wash themselves with soap using a bowl of water and a ladle, while sitting on a stool, before entering the tubs. “The tubs are not for cleaning,” Phillips says. “They’re for soaking.”
![Andy Stone, head mechanic for Team Novo Nordisk, prepares a bike during training camp for the Amgen Tour of California’s Sacramento stage in May.](https://www.comstocksmag.com/sites/main/files/imagecache/tile/main-images/0617_snap_lead_kj.jpg?1577874530)
Fix ‘Er Up
Andy Stone, head mechanic for Team Novo Nordisk, prepares a bike during training camp for the Amgen Tour of California’s Sacramento stage in May. A Sacramento native, Stone attended Encina High School where he took a Regional Occupation Program bicycle mechanic class. He worked at bike shops for several years before getting into race mechanics.
![Placer SPCA Behavior Department Coordinator Meghan Oliver, left, presents a terrier named Brooks to a toddler doll, held by Animal Care Technician Aleah Valenzano, to gauge his initial reaction.](https://www.comstocksmag.com/sites/main/files/imagecache/tile/main-images/0517_dept_snap_lead_kj.jpg?1577874530)
Well-Behaved
Placer SPCA Behavior Department Coordinator Meghan Oliver conducts an assessment of every dog and cat that enters the Roseville shelter to ensure they are safe around other animals, children and the general public. Each assessment takes about 10 minutes and includes monitoring how the dog socializes, handles tolerance (Oliver holds the animal’s collar, picks up feet, opens the mouth), plays with toys and reacts to the removal of food.
![Carolyn Salmon retrieves flowers from a freezer at Relles Florist in Midtown Sacramento. Salmon, the floral design manager, has worked at Relles for 23 years and her favorite part of the job is the same today as it was back then: “The joy,” she says. “Flowers are going to bring joy to people’s lives.”](https://www.comstocksmag.com/sites/main/files/imagecache/tile/main-images/embed1_lead.jpg?1577874530)
Perfectly Arranged
Founded in 1946 by Ross Relles, Sr., Relles Florist is now in its fourth location on J Street in Sacramento (a second store on Howe Avenue has closed). After Ross died in 1972, sons Jim and Tom Relles took over; their sister JoAnn Bradley joined in 1975.
![Jessie Svozil uses glass cleaner and a cloth rag to wipe down the “Golden Teal Chandelier” in the lobby of the Crocker Art Museum.](https://www.comstocksmag.com/sites/main/files/imagecache/tile/main-images/0317_dept_snap_kj_embed2_0.jpg?1577874530)
Keeping it Clean
Jessie Svozil uses glass cleaner and a cloth rag to wipe down the “Golden Teal Chandelier” in the lobby of the Crocker Art Museum. It’s important to always keep the artwork looking good: Dale Chihuly’s 2014 blown-glass sculpture is translucent, with colors representing Sacramento’s rivers and mining history.
![Rachel Smith, the head mermaid at the Dive Bar on K Street in downtown Sacramento, prepares to enter the aquarium for a performance. In addition to shifts at the bar, the 12 mermaids on staff make appearances at private events, corporate events, cocktail parties, kids parties, parades and festivals.](https://www.comstocksmag.com/sites/main/files/imagecache/tile/main-images/0217_snap_embed2.jpg?1577874530)
Part of Their World
Rachel Smith, the head mermaid at the Dive Bar on K Street in downtown Sacramento, prepares to enter the aquarium for a performance.
![Valarie Phillips sorts through clothing to be dry cleaned at Woodard-Ficetti Cleaners on J Street in Sacramento. She checks each garment, cleans the material under the arms and then handles any special spot-cleaning and scrubbing as dictated by a ticket attached to the clothing. Phillips, a Louisiana native, has worked at the cleaners for 22 years. She starts her day at 7 a.m., and begins with the dry cleaning, which is her preferred duty.](https://www.comstocksmag.com/sites/main/files/imagecache/tile/main-images/0117_dept_snap_lead_kj.jpg?1577874530)
Delicate Duties
Valarie Phillips sorts through clothing to be dry cleaned at Woodard-Ficetti Cleaners on J Street in Sacramento. She checks each garment, cleans the material under the arms and then handles any special spot-cleaning and scrubbing as dictated by a ticket attached to the clothing. Phillips, a Louisiana native, has worked at the cleaners for 22 years.