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Here’s what’s happening at the Senior Center this month:

Last summer, I befriended a woman from Laos who worked on a Sonoma County marijuana plantation. Three other Laotians worked with her. All of them belonged to the Hmong, an ethnic group that has lived for thousands of years in the highlands of Southeast Asia.

Why are foxes dying?

Reading Takes You Everywhere!” is the inspirational theme of 2018’s Summer Reading Program. Reading enables you to travel in time — and no matter the destination, it’s a new way of seeing things. When you mix up your summer with the library’s special activities, your voyage can be one of discovery. Start with the kick-off party and its special guests on June 5; have fun and look forward to your travels!

May 1 is an important date in our family. That is the date that the pool opens, and which – more importantly – the date that the hot tub opens. We are at the gate, pool key in hand, most weekend mornings the minute the gate opens. (It’s on an electric timer, so if you try at 8:57, it won’t open. We’ve tried.)

Vote for change on June 5

The Mark West Citizens Advisory Council (MWCAC) is releasing the Neighborhood Improvement Funding Program (NIFP) in June. It supports neighborhood improvement projects in the communities serviced by Cal Am Water — Mark West, Larkfield, Wikiup and parts of Fulton.

Growth is not good

Back in 2010, when Brady Mauritson was diagnosed with Down Syndrome at the age of 2.5, his parents, Clay and Carrie Mauritson, were shocked, and they didn’t know which end was up.

Last week the first rebuilt home was completed and occupied following the October 2017 wildfires. A happy ribbon-cutting ceremony was held at Santa Rosa’s Coffey Park neighborhood, the epicenter of the greatest housing losses.