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17th Annual Holiday Guide


Sonoma County Library Puts Plans in Place to Host “Food For Fines” Drive


Sonoma County, CA. ~ This holiday season Sonoma Coun- ty Library is partnering with Redwood Empire Food Bank (REFB) and other local food banks to offer a Food For Fines program. Food for Fines will en- courage library patrons to return overdue library materials and pay off accrued library fines by donating food to those in need. The donation of


food will erase all fines from past overdue items. Patrons can give to the community and get their library account back in good standing at the same time. The Food for Fines program will run from Tuesday, De- cember 1 through Saturday,


December 19 2015. Food do- nation barrels will be found at all library branches. According to the Redwood Empire Food


your local library and partici- pating in Food For Fines all library patrons will be joining in with thousands of Sonoma County businesses, individuals and or- ganizations help- ing to end hunger in our community by donating


food.


About the Sonoma County Library (http://sonomali-


brary.org). Sonoma County Library serves the county’s 500,000 residents across 14 branches, services, and online


Bank, the most needed non- perishable food items include: Canned tuna and meats, Peanut butter, Beans & rice, Pasta & sauce, Low-sodium soups & stews, No sugar added canned fruits, Low-sodium canned vegetables. By stopping by


programs. The mission of the Library is to bring informa- tion, ideas, and people together to build a stronger community. CONTACT: Nancy Sampson, Guerneville Branch Manager. nsampson@sonoma.lib.ca.us, (707) 869-9004


December 14 Holiday Stress


Sebastopol, CA. ~ Free talk at Cafe Catz, Sebastopol. Monday 4:00 pm. How do your life en- ergy centers (chakras) become misaligned through this stress- ful pe- riod? A lively, infor- mative and


experi- ential


talk will empow- er you to re-


turn to holiday season re- freshed and renewed. By international stress experts, Dr Leta Laborde and Andrew Delany. www.mindbodycoach- ing.com ~ www.drleta.com. Andrew Delany, 760-717-1402. andrewpdelany@me.com


Avoiding


Weird Facts & Fun Trivia - 6 In New Zealand in 2001, a cow was discovered that had a rare gene mutation that causes it to produce skim milk.


Skim milk contains more calcium than whole milk.


During World War II, Americans were rationed an average of about 6 ounces of meat per day. In England the allowance was only 16 ounces per week.


It takes about 2 pounds of grain to produce one pound of chicken meat, about 4 pounds of grain to produce 1 pound of pork, and about 8 pounds of grain to produce 1 pound of beef.


Both chicken a la king and lobster a la Newburg were created at New Yorks


Delmonico’s (1834 - 1923) In the 1830’s, Delmonico’s had a menu with 340 entrees, 11 soups, and 40 hors d’oeuvres.


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