Bulletin Board

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Future of OB services

The Mendocino Coast Healthcare District Board of Directors will meet in special section tonight, Thursday, Jan. 23, at 6 p.m. in the patient registration lobby. The sole agenda item is a study session “regarding the Future of OB Services on the Mendocino Coast,” led by board President Jessica Grinberg. On Jan. 3, Dr. Zoe Berna and Dr. Robin Serrahn led a community forum on labor and delivery services at Fort Bragg Town Hall. A report on the forum was published in the Jan. 9 print and online editions of the newspapers.

Measure C Oversight Committee meets

The Mendocino Coast Healthcare District Measure C Taxpayer Oversight Committee will meet this Friday, Jan. 24, 2 p.m., in the Redwoods Room. Agenda items include an annual report to the board by interim MCDH CEO Wayne Allen. Interim CFO Doran Hammett will review fiscal year 2019 expenditures and proposed fiscal year 2020 expenditures. Committee members Robert Becker, Chairwoman Myra Beals, Steve Antler, Lea Christensen, Kathy Charters, Jim Hurst and Kitty Burning review and endorse expenditures of parcel tax money.

Fruit Tree Pruning

The Mendocino Coast Botanical Gardens is holding a fruit tree pruning workshop Saturday, Jan. 25, from 10 a.m. to noon. This workshop will help you optimize performance from your fruit trees, according to your own needs and the specific environment in which the trees are growing. The workshop will cover a complete year’s cycle of tree growth. To preregister, call 707-964-4352 ext. 16 or stop by The Garden Store at the Gardens.

Little League registration

Registration ifor Fort Bragg Little League closes on Feb. 8. No late registrations, no exceptions. Early bird registration ended Dec. 31. Visit fortbragglittleleague.com to register online, or walkin registration will be at 5 p.m. on Thursday, Jan. 30, at the C.V. Starr Center. All players must provide their birth certificate and proof of residency/local school enrollment. Assessments for all 8- to 12-year-olds will be held at 2 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 1, and Sunday, Feb. 9, at the Fort Bragg Middle School Majors Field (subject to change). See Facebook or fortbragglittleleague.com for more info/updates. Scholarships are available. For questions, contact fortbragglittleleaguetreasurer@gmail.com.

Crab, Wine and Beer Days

Tickets are now on sale for Crab, Wine and Beer Days, Mendocino Coast Clinics’ annual fundraiser on Friday, Jan. 31, and Saturday, Feb.1. The Friday night event features three dinner seatings at the historic Pentecost Hall in Fort Bragg where people can enjoy a cioppino dinner prepared by an all-volunteer kitchen crew and served by MCC’s staff. The following afternoon at noon in the big white tent at the corner of Main and Spruce streets in Fort Bragg, attendees can enjoy a crab cake cookoff and wine tasting competition where Mendocino County chefs craft thousands of crab cakes to

sample with local wine. For Wine and Beer Days details and tickets, visit crabwinebeermendo.org.

Science Talk

Adam Ratner, a marine scientist and educator with The Marine Mammal Center, will inspire people to take action on climate through a focus on solutions and hope rather than data and fear. On Friday, Jan. 31, 6:30 to 8 p.m. at the Down Town Noyo Center in Fort Bragg, come get a dose of optimism from The Marine Mammal Center, the world’s largest marine mammal hospital and a global leader in conservation, as Ratner talks about the climate solutions happening around the world that provide the sense of empowerment and agency people need to tackle the climate issue. Admission is free.

HazMobile returns

The HazMobile household hazardous waste collection team returns to Fort Bragg Disposal, 219 Pudding Creek Road, on Friday, Jan. 31 and Saturday, Feb. 1 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Dangerous chemicals that can’t go in the trash are accepted by the HazMobile for recycling or special disposal. Individuals can dispose of up to 15 gallons of combined household hazardous waste. The countywide schedule and more information are available by calling 4689704, or at MendoRecycle.org.

Democratic Club meets

Reports from two presidential campaign workers and a presentation on climate by Doug Nunn will be featured at the Thursday, Feb. 6, meeting of the Coast Democratic Club at the meeting room at Harbor Lite in Fort Bragg. Social hour begins at 5:30 p.m. and the meeting begins at 6. Local Mendocino County organizers of presidential campaigns have been invited to speak. Please park in the vacant lot across the street on Franklin Street.

Nunn’s slide show, “The Politics of Climate,” treats the history of environmentalism in the U.S., the breaking of a longtime consensus on National Parks and conservation in the Reagan administration, the hiding of evidence of climate change by fossil fuel industries and denialism. He will explore the Green New Deal, Cap and Trade, and carbon taxes, then review candidates’ platforms on climate change.

Free walking groups

Start the New Year moving your body more by participating in a walking group! In the Mendocino area, an ongoing walking group meets Wednesdays at 3 p.m. at the trailhead of the North Big River Road. A new Fort Bragg walking group meets the first and third Monday of the month at 10 a.m. in the parking lot between the Beachcomber Motel and Surf and Sand Lodge. They will be walking north on the Haul Road. These free groups are funded under a SNAP-Ed grant through Public Health. For more information, please call Petra Schulte at 707-397-5575 or email her at petra@wholeplantfoods.info.

How not to diet

Every month seems to bring a trendy new diet or weight-loss fad, yet obesity rates continue to rise — and with it a growing number of diseases and health problems. It’s time for a different approach. The “How Not To Diet” class is held at Preston Hall in Mendocino on four consecutive Saturdays starting Feb. 15 from 2:30 to 4:30 p.m. This free class is taught by nutrition educator Petra Schulte and funded under a SNAPEd grant through Public Health. Small taste tests will be provided for those who are preregistered! For more information or to preregister, call Petra at 707-397-5575 or email her at petra@wholeplantfoods.info.