What’s Up FALL Guide! Oct 18, 2014


Santa Rosa, CA. ~ 4th annual Floating Pumpkin Patch is set for October 28! October is just a month away and that means you’ll soon be thinking about the hunt for the perfect pump- kin. Put a spin on that fun fam- ily tradition this year! Instead of trekking out to a dusty fi eld to trudge through the weeds and vines for that just-right pumpkin, put on your swimsuit and head to Ridgway Swim Center on Saturday, October 18th to carry on this tradition in the pool! The event is open to all ages from 2:00 – 6pm. In addition to the fl oating pump- kins, come enjoy a variety of fun activities including pump-


4TH ANNUAL FLOATING PUMPKIN PATCH


kin bowling, pumpkin decorat- ing, a gummy worm crawl, and many more! Prizes will be giv- en throughout the day and con- cessions will be open. Cost to attend is $10 per person and in- cludes a pumpkin ($5.00 with- out a pumpkin; everyone enter- ing the facility is required to pay an attendance fee). Online pre-registration is encouraged! Register in advance online using barcode 71901 or call (707) 543-3421.


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Total U.S. pumpkin production in 2007 was 1.1 billion pounds. Illinois led the country by producing 542 million pounds of the vined orange gourd.


Pumpkin patches in Ohio, California and New York also provided lots of pumpkins: Each state produced at least 100 million pounds.


New Hampshire designated the Pumpkin (Cucurbita mixta) as its Offi cial State Fruit in 2006.


Through spontaneity we are re-formed into ourselves. It creates an explosion that for the moment frees us from handed-down frames of reference, memory choked with old facts and information and undigested theories and techniques of other people’s fi ndings. Spontaneity is the moment of personal freedom when we are faced with reality, and see it, explore it and act accordingly. In this reality the bits and pieces of ourselves function as an organic whole. It is the time of discovery, of experiencing, of creative expression.


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The value of all pumpkins produced by major pumpkin-producing states was $117 million.


Total U.S. pumpkin


production in 2003 was 805 million pounds.


Remember When?


Hey Paul, we took this awesome trip to Iceland! Name of Glacier: Solheimajokull, located in the southern tip of Iceland. Name of beauty contestants: Tim (the most beautiful one, left) Jared (the mean one,


but still Upbeat) and Jake (the Bear) Reason for Trip: Every three to four years, Troop 42 of Novato does an International adventure. The country selected for 2014 was Iceland. There were 24 participants composed of 12 scouts and 12 family members. Adventures included: Day 1& 2) traveling; Day 3) the Golden Circle tour which was com- posed of visiting the Strokkur geyser, Gulfoss (Golden) water falls as majestic as Niagra Falls, and Thingvellier National Park, where the American and Eurasian tectonic plates are pulling apart and it is also the site of the very fi rst parliamentary proceedings which took place


in AD 930; Day 4) trip to Reykjavik (Capital of Iceland); Day 5) high speed (55knots) river boat excursion, Day 6) service project at the


Ulfl jotsvatn Scout Center; Day 7) tour of Hellisheidarvirkjun Geother- mal Plant (second largest geothermal power plant in the world; Day 8) glacier walking on Solheimajokull Glacier and Day 9) bathing in the Blue Lagoon.


Highlights of the trip: Troop 42 Scouts


meeting Girl Scouts from London England who were lodging in the adjacent building.-Your friend, Tim Fuette of California


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