Monday, October 24, 2011

Your Weekly Calendar for October 24 through Oct. 30, 2011

Monday, Oct. 24, 10 a.m. Hear! Here! (Woodland Chapter of Hearing Loss Association of America) at Woodland Community & Senior Center, 2001 East St., with speaker Jane Plocher on speech therapy. There will be opportunity to discuss your personal hearing problems.

Monday, Oct. 24, 11 a.m. The Food Bank of Yolo County will distribute food to eligible residents at the Guinda Grange Hall, 16787 Forrest Ave., Guinda. Participants may receive food at only one site. Eligible participants are asked to bring a bag to carry their food home. For more information call the Food Bank at 668-0690.

Monday, Oct. 24, noon. The Food Bank of Yolo County will distribute food to eligible residents at the Esparto Fire Department, 16960 Yolo Ave., Esparto. Participants may receive food at only one site. Eligible participants are asked to bring a bag to carry their food home. For more information call the Food Bank at 668-0690.

Tuesday, Oct. 25, 10:30 a.m. A presentation on the book "What is the Color of Your Heart" by Writer Dr. Rose M. Borunda is scheduled at Woodland Community College. The Cross Cultural Series at Woodland Community College presents "What is the Color of Your Heart" until 11:45 a.m. in Community Room 800, at the College, 2300 E. Gibson Road. Borunda, associate professor at Sacramento State, will discuss the inspiration for her book which provides a humanist approach to diversity by way of a "fresh cast of historical and modern day figures whose values were rooted in

humanist ideas that flourished into social justice activism," as stated by Publisher Kendall Hunt.

Saturday, Oct. 29, 8:30 a.m. The Woodland Volunteer Food Closet is holding a "Thank You" Breakfast to begin its annual Season of Caring Campaign. The breakfast will be held at the Elk's Lodge, 500 Bush St., Woodland. RSVPs are necessary. Telephone Gaye Nakken at 661-1135 by Wednesday, Oct. 26; or email Nakken at gtnakken@wavecable.com.

Wednesday, Oct. 26, 10 a.m. The Food Bank of Yolo County will distribute food to eligible residents at Woodland Yolo Housing, located at the rear of 1285 Lemen Ave. Participants may receive food at only one site. Eligible participants are asked to bring a bag to carry their food home. For more information call the Food Bank at 668-0690.

Wednesday, Oct. 26, 10 a.m. The Food Bank of Yolo County will distribute food to eligible residents at the Woodland Elks Lodge, 500 Bush St., Woodland. Participants may receive food at only one site. Eligible participants are asked to bring a bag to carry their food home. For more information call the Food Bank at 668-0690.

Wednesday, Oct. 26, 10 a.m. The Food Bank of Yolo County will distribute food to eligible residents at the Food Bank of Yolo County, 1244 Fortna Ave., Woodland. Participants may receive food at only one site. Eligible participants are asked to bring a bag to carry their food home. For more information call the Food Bank at 668-0690.

Wednesday, Oct. 26, 10 a.m. The Food Bank of Yolo County will distribute food to eligible residents at the Woodland Fairgrounds in the Home Arts Building, off Gum Avenue, Woodland. Participants may receive food at only one site. Eligible participants are asked to bring a bag to carry their food home. For more information call the Food Bank at 668-0690.

Wednesday, Oct. 26, 7 p.m. To find out the facts about plans and costs for replacing local groundwater with Sacramento River water, the Yolo County Taxpayers Association is holding a Surface Water Project Forum in the Woodland Community & Senior Center, 2001 East St. The forum will include an overview of the surface water project, which is being managed by the Woodland-Davis Clean Water Agency, a joint powers authority of the Cities of Woodland and Davis. The Forum will also feature a panel comprised of Woodland Public Works Director Greg Meyer, Woodland City Councilman Bill Marble, Woodland Principal Engineer Doug Baxter, and Woodland-Davis Clean Water Agency engineer Jim Yost to answer questions about the project, its costs, and plans to finance it primarily through water rates. The event is free and members of the public are invited to come, listen, learn, ask questions and voice their concerns.

Thursday, Oct, 27, 4 p.m. Whitehead Elementary School is hosting its annual Harvest Festival until 7 p.m. This event includes carnival style games, dinner, desserts, and a silent auction and will provide an exciting atmosphere for an evening out with the family. The festival will take place at the school, 624 W. Southwood Drive. Activities will include fun games such as potato sack races, duck pluck, beanbag tosses, a cakewalk, and a lollipop pull. Additionally, the festival will feature a pumpkin patch and fortuneteller.

Thursday, Nov. 3, 6 p.m. The Yolo County Landowners Association has scheduled its annual meeting at the Heidrick Ag History Center. Doors open at 6 p.m. with dinner catered by Ludy's Main St. BBQ, scheduled for 7 p.m. Featured speaker for the evening is David J. Guy, president of the Northern California Water Association, whose subject will be "Protecting Yolo Water Resources." All interested in attending should call 662-2561 for information. Deadline to make reservations is Wednesday, Oct. 26.

Thursday, Oct. 27, 4 p.m. The Friends of the Library are holding their "Last Thursday" book sale until 6:30 p.m. at the Woodland Public Library, 250 First St. All hard back biographies and paperback fiction, non-fiction and romance books will be buy one, get one free. All of the proceeds go directly to support the library. More information is on our website at www.woodlandfol.org.

Friday, Oct. 28, 6 p.m. The Sons of the American will be holding a Halloween Spooktacular Costume Party at American Legion Post 77, 523 Bush St., Woodland. There will be dancing to living music by Kiss 'N' Tell, featuring Ericka Davis, a no-host bar, a costume contest with prizes awarded for the best first and second place dressers, and more. There will be a $5 cover charge at the door.

Friday, Oct. 28, 7 p.m. The Fraternal Order of Eagles will be serving dinner. Shorty Aguirre will be serving tamales, rice, beans, green salad and dessert. The no-host bar will be open at 3 p.m. and dinner will be served at 7 p.m. Dinner is $8 for adults and $4 for children under 12 years. There will be Karaoke following dinner. The Eagles Hall is located at 37650 Hwy. 16.

Saturday, Oct. 29. The Woodland Senior Center is sponsoring a trip to the Silver Legacy in Reno. For further information call the Senior Center at 661-2001. For information, call 662-2739.

Saturday, Oct. 29, 8 a.m. There will be a 5K Fun Run/Walk held as a fundraiser for Lee and Douglass middle school sports programs. The fun run/walk is scheduled with an 8 a.m. registration and a 9 a.m. start time. The cost is $25 and includes a T-shirt and various prizes. Registration forms can be picked up at Lee Middle School, 520 West St., Woodland; Douglass Middle School, 525 Granada Drive, Woodland; or by going online to www.lms.wjusd.org.

Saturday, Oct. 29, 8:30 a.m. The Woodland Volunteer Food Closet is holding a "Thank You" Breakfast to begin its annual Season of Caring Campaign. The breakfast will be held at the Elk's Lodge, 500 Bush St., Woodland. RSVPs are necessary. Telephone Gaye Nakken at 661-1135 by Wednesday, Oct. 26; or email Nakken at gtnakken@wavecable.com.

Sunday, Oct. 30, 8 a.m. The Yolo County Civic Club No. 26 will hold its last Portuguese Linguica Breakfast at Holy Rosary Church's Tumulty Hall, adjacent to 301 Walnut St., Woodland. The menu will include the ethnic Portuguese linguica sausage, special scrambled eggs and hash browns, fruit, juice and coffee. Breakfast will be served until 11 a.m. The cost is $7 adults, $5 children under 12 and $20 for a family of four. Net proceeds will benefit the Yolo Wayfarer Center. In addition there will be donation jar at the cashier table. For those who wish to order sweet bread, call 908- 8019.

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