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11/30.2016 Wednesday Column

11/30/2016

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In today’s column:

  • Common Ground Garden Community gets their Christmas on
  • Toledo Senior Center Community Meeting 12:30 PM
  • Around Town
Christmas Transforms Toledo. Via Facebook, Common Ground Garden Community says: Christmas decorations are beginning to appear on the planters around town. Many hands are involved.

Wait’ll you see what’s next!

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Look what I got from my darling neighbor!
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She says these fresh, fragrant beauties last for months! Contact alicia.lovelady@yahoo.com for yours and support your neighbors.

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Speaking of Christmases past, is there anything more evocative of the season than the aroma of Grandma’s holiday baking? And the feast - makes my mouth water just thinking about it.


And the stories! Grandpa illustrated long-ago memories of his own boyhood sometimes with faded photos, oftener with a little embroidering. Nobody knew better how to filch goodies from under Grandma's nose as she worked the kitchen with timing and precision.  

Today Grandma sits down to lunch once or twice a week with her friends and neighbors, because meals are meant to be shared. Conversation, news, cute great-grandbaby photos. Right? And Grandpa discusses current events, projects underway at home and around town, plans the next Second Saturday Breakfast, community dinner, Second Time Around Garage Sale, Holiday Bazaar...

Not if budget cuts shutter Grandma and Grandpa’s favorite lunch venue.

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Image courtesy of Save Our Senior Centers in Lewis County

The Lewis County Tribune reports: "Lewis County is being forced to transition control of its five county-owned senior centers to cities or nonprofit organizations after June 30, 2017, county commissioners and county employees told a rowdy crowd of seniors that filled the Olequa Senior Center on Nov. 29."
(More here.)

Today the Lewis County Board of Commissioners meets their constituents 12:30 p.m. at Toledo Senior Center. Tell them what Toledo Senior Center means to you - to your community.


And if you’re online, sign the Save Our Senior Centers in Lewis County on gopetition.com. Room to leave your message too. Special thanks to Toledo Lions Club for this link.

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Deadline today: ToledoTel says "
Get your BINGO cards at our business office! First bingo ball will be posted here on Thursday!"

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Deadline tomorrow:

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Now for some good news: checking my Amazon Smile account* revealed my designated charity, The Cat's Meow Spay, Neuter & Adoption Project, has received $157.29 as of November 2016 from shoppers like me - and it costs me not one penny! Click the link above for details.

And while you’re at it, let’s make sure Miss Kitty isn’t surprised by unexpected “company.”

Cat’s Meow SNAP! calendar update: 11-29-16 UPDATE - CHEHALIS ROUNDUP @ 611 NW State Avenue

*Saturday, December 10th - 11 FEMALE & 14 MALE appointments left.
*Monday, December 19th - 11 FEMALE & 12 MALE appointments left.  

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Seen around Toledo:
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Local Cat Rescuer and EMT, Barrista and Reserve Police Officer Nathan Summers.*

*Correction: The Other Toledo inaccurately identified Reserve Police Officer Jaered Pennington as the person above.

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It’s never too early: Native Soil Farm’s Billie Washington posts via Facebook “I posted this two years and it is even more true and reverent today. Native Soil Farm will be growing more produce in 2016* and will make it easily available. Please help support your local farmers wherever you are!”

2017*

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Michelle whitten
11/30/2016 08:21:11 am

Pic is of Reserve Officer Nathan Summers, not Jaered Pennington.

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