Events
Friday, January 10 through
Sunday, January 12
The Fungus Fair is at the Louden Nelson Community Center, 301 Center Street, in Santa Cruz. The fair is open on Friday from 2 to 6 p.m., and Saturday and Sunday from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Find out more at http://ffsc.us.
Saturday, January 11
Author Jim Bostwick discusses his best-selling book, Acts of Omission, at 2 p.m., in the Los Gatos Library.
Wednesday, January 15
Bollywood dance fitness class at Summit Whole Body Fitness, from 4 to 5 p.m. Drop-in fee is $15. Call Jenny Yamate at 408-353-2100.
Friday, January 17
Lasagna on the house. Lasagna night at The Mountain Hang Out, Skyland Church, 5 to 8 p.m.
Sunday, January 19
Chris Coole and the Lonesome Ace String Band will perform on The Great Room stage on Miller Hill Road. The concert starts at 7:30 p.m. Admission is $25. Make a reservation at www.TheGr8Room.com, or call 415-519-8031.
The Maxwell Quartet performs at the Los Gatos High School Theatre. Doors open at 2 p.m., concert begins at 2:30 p.m. Find out more at www.lgcca.org.
Friday, January 24
Hosted lunch, discussion, and screening of the film, King in the Wilderness, in Whitaker Hall at Skyland Community Church, 25100 Skyland Road. Noon to 3 p.m. Email volunteer@skylandchurch.com.
Saturday, January 25
A free solar seminar will be held from 9 to 10:30 a.m., at the Loma Prieta School community room, 23845 Summit Road next to Building Blocks.
Sunday, January 26
Mark Tamsula and Richard Withers will present a workshop, jam, and concert at The Great Room on Miller Hill Road. Program starts at 1 p.m. (doors open at 12:30 p.m.), with a fiddle workshop until 2:30 p.m., an hour to jam, and a concert from 3:30 to 5 p.m. Admission is $20 per person.
Sunday, January 26
95033free swap meet is from 9 a.m. to noon in the Loma Prieta gymnasium, 23800 Summit Road.
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Protecting Your Home from Fire
Here’s a checklist on how to improve your landscaping from
CalFire at www.fire.ca.gov:
Create a defensible space of one hundred feet around your home.
It is required by law.
Create a "lean, clean, green zone" by removing all flammable
vegetation within thirty feet surrounding your home
Create a "reduced fuel zone" in the remaining seventy feet or to
your property line.
You have two options in this area:
A. Create horizontal and vertical spacing between plants. The
amount of space will depend on how steep your property is and
the size of your plants.
B. Large trees do not have to be removed as long as all of the
plants beneath them are removed.
Remove lower tree branches at least six feet from the ground
Landscape with fire resistant plants
Maintain all plants with regular water, and keep dead braches,
leaves, and needles removed.
When clearing vegetation, use care when operating equipment such
as lawnmowers. One small spark may start a fire; a string
trimmer is much safer.
Stack woodpiles at least thirty feet from all structures and
remove vegetation within ten feet of woodpiles.
Locate LPG tanks (butane and propane) at least thirty feet from
any structure and maintain ten feet of clearance.
Remove all stacks of construction materials, pine needles,
leaves, and other debris from your yard.
For other ways to protect your home from fire, visit www.fire.ca.gov