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8 • October 2014 • UPBEAT TIMES Upbeat’s Random Page of Kindness


Rohnert Park, CA. ~My name is Peaches. I was found in a Taco Bell parking lot with my kittens. I am going to be up for adoption very soon and I am looking for a loving family, with no other pets, to welcome me into their family.


I am


sweet, adorable and affection- ate, but other animals make me nervous. Contact Forgot- ten Felines for more informa- tion on me and other cats like me looking for their furrever homes. Pick of the Litter, 1701 Piner Rd. We graciously ac- cept donation – monetary, cat food, cat litter, or you can visit our wishlist on Amazon.com. Call 707-576-7999 for more information.


Be happy for this moment. This


moment is your life. Omar Khayyam


We can help if you’ve been turned down for a home loan or refi nance!


• Are you self employed with diffi cult-to-prove income or have poor credit?


• Want a fi xer property? • Have a good down payment but recently had a bankruptcy, foreclosure and/or short sale?


We can help with Hard Money loans! Call Th e Guy in the White Hat


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Does your company or organization help, volunteer or donate much needed goods and services to the community? Do you know of someone or somebody who gives selflessly? We would like to let Upbeat Times readers know about them and or your organization! Send photo and up to 150 words to upbeat@upbeattimes.com. Please include contact information and how they can get in touch with you to help!


Random Act Submissions!


Shasta Finds a Loving Home!


Santa Rosa, CA, ~ Manda- tory evacuations were lifted on Black Bart Trail in Septem- ber with the exception of Spur Road which is off Black Bart Trail 7200 address. With seasonal wildfires rag-


The American Red Cross Responds to Black Fire


Hello Paul, We have met several times over the last ten years and I even re- member the very first issue of Upbeat Times! I always try to pick up a copy when I see them and definitely


support who advertise with you.


those So,


I wanted to tell you that your last issue (when you were kind enough to have an ad for the Forgotten Felines of Sonoma County) became quite personal as I am now the owner of the cat featured, a pretty little Sia- mese cross named Shasta. She has been a delight and I


want to thank you and Upbeat Times and the folks at Forgot- ten Felines for bringing us to- gether.


upbeat! ~Shannon Anderson All the best and stay


ing across the state, the Red Cross is urging residents to take steps now to stay safer when wildfires threaten. “By preparing together for wild- fires, we can make our fami- lies safer and our communities stronger,” Regional Executive Director Tim Miller, said. “We can help you and your family create a wildfire preparedness plan now, before our commu- nity is threatened.” For more information on wildfire pre- paredness, contact the Sonoma, Mendocino & Lake Counties Chapter of the American Red Cross at 707-577-7600, down- load the Red Cross Wildfire app to your smart phone or tablet, visit www.redcross.org or www.cruzrojaamericana. org or call 1-800 RED CROSS. We urge you to share these Red Cross wildfire preparedness tips with every member of your household, because the best protection is to be prepared ahead of time.


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8 • October 2014 • UPBEAT TIMES


The California Mermaid, Vira Burgerman here! This is Tritan enjoying my Upbeat Times! Help us clean up Fife Creek in Guerneville! Call 707-484-8767


Mathematics are well and good but nature keeps dragging us around by the nose. ~Albert Einstein


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