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« October 01, 2007 - October 31, 2007 »
 
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Start: 6:30 pm

Slide Show: Water Management: Thinking Like a Watershed

Where: The Willits Grange, 291 School St.

When: Oct. 3, 2007 – 6:30 pm

Presented by: Willits Water Wisdom

Brock Dolman, director of the OAEC’s Water Institute, will discuss how biologically diverse ecosystems depend upon intact watersheds and how this relates to human development patterns and ecological restoration

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Start: 7:00 pm
End: 9:00 pm

Community - Community - Community - Community

Dollars & Sense Energy Forum
October 10th, '07 at 7:00PM
Location Willits High School Autotorium
Arrive early if you would like to see the electric vehicles
Speakers: Steve Heckeroth - Peak Oil; Electric, Gas, & Hybrid vehicles; & Solar - Overview
                    Richard Jergenson - Light Rail
                    Sara O'Brian - Energy Conservation
                    Ralph Pisciotta - Solar Installations
                    Brian Corzilius - County Energy Usages
Questions & Answers moderated by Ron Orenstein
Sponsored by: Soroptimist, Lions, Nuestra Alianza, & Willits High School Science Teachers
For Information contact Jane McCabe 456-9067

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Start: 6:00 pm
End: 9:00 pm

The WELL Speaker Series presents Mark Lakeman from The City Repair Project in Portland.

One of the most active and successful localization organizations in the Country is The City Repair Project in Portland.  Come listen to Mark Lakeman talk about how they do what they do.

http://www.cityrepair.org/wiki.php

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Start: 9:00 am
End: 4:00 pm

With the beautiful and historic Ridgewood Ranch as a backdrop, discuss how planners, local elected leaders, doctors and the general public can promote healthier communities through changes in land use and community design.

Keynote speaker Dr. Richard Jackson (Adjunct Professor of Environmental Health and of City & Regional Planning at the University of California, Berkeley, former California State Health Officer, and author of Urban Sprawl & Public Health) will speak on “What’s Good for the Planet and the Economy is Good for Health: With the Right Leadership”.

This event is sponsored by the Willits Community Development Department, with support from Willits Action Group, North Coast Opportunities, the Mendocino County Public Health Branch, and the Willits Chamber of Commerce.

For questions call Cathy Sanders at (707) 459-7128 or email.

Download the Application to Attend

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Start: 6:00 pm
End: 9:00 pm

We will meet on this night to vote on the Merge we discussed on Sept 10 and to vote for Coordinating Committee Members.

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Start: 6:45 pm
End: 9:15 pm

Have you talked to your Supervisor lately? It's a good
way to be heard!

Come to the first

Town Hall Meeting with Third District Supervisor - John Pinches

Thursday, October25th, from 6:45 to 9:15

at the Willits Community Center, 111 E. Commercial St.

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This will be an opportunity to bring County politics
out of the Board room back to the home district where
you can have a face to face conversation with your
Supervisor about issues that matter. Will we have
water conservation or exploitation; big box stores or
localization; energy independence or business as
usual? Bring your issues to the table!

The event is co-sponsored by the Willits Chamber of
Commerce, Willits Economic Localization; Little Lake
Grange; Willits Environmental Center; the Mendocino
County Railroad Society; Briar Patch, a small business
support group, and the Willits Action Group.

Call 459-4110 for more information.

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Start: 4:00 pm
End: 8:00 pm

Join us for a community-wide celebration as we welcome in the fall season! The businesses will be open late, and there will be entertainment, prizes. There will be booths for artists, crafters, farmers and local organizations in downtown Willits. For more information call 707-459-7910.

This event is sponsored by Local First and follows up their wonderful event on Monday evening during Frontier Days. 

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Start: 8:00 am

Little Lake Grange Pancake Breakfast -

8am to 11am (4th sunday of the month)

291 School St, Willits, CA 95490

Only $5 for all of this -

Pancakes, ham or bacon, eggs, juice, coffee and tea.

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