Community Briefs: January 20, 2010

Fly away with quilters

The Pacific Flyway Quilters will hold their regular monthly meeting beginning at 7 p.m. today at the Masonic Hall, 311 Fifth St., Colusa. The theme for this meeting is "How Challenged Are You" and will be devoted to the meaning and concept of "Challenge" quilts. Everyone is welcomed to attend.

Firefighters' Crab Feed slated for Jan. 23

The Colusa Firefighters Association's annual Crab & Steak Feed Dinner and Dance is scheduled for Saturday in the main exhibition hall at the Colusa County Fairgrounds.

A no-host cocktail hour will start at 5:30 p.m. followed by the dinner at 6:30. The dance, with Northern Heat, will get under way at 9:30.

The event also includes a raffle, and an auction is slated to start at 7:30.

The cost is $40. Tickets are available at the firehouse. Proceeds go toward association activities, including a number of community events.

For information, call 458-7721.

Take your spaghetti out

The Colusa Lions Club will hold their "Take Out" Spaghetti Dinner from 5-7 p.m. on Thursday at the Egling Middle School cafeteria. Service will be provided by the Cub Scouts Pack 12. Meal includes spaghetti, salad, bread and dessert. Cost is $5 presale or $6 at the door. Proceeds go toward local charities. for tickets call 300-6039.

Try your hand at cards

The Catholic Ladies Relief Society No. 4 will hold their annual bridge-whist-pinochle card party and luncheon beginning at 11:30 a.m. on at St. Bernadette's Hall, 743 Ware Ave., Colusa. RSVP required. Bridge, Marie Beduhn at 458-2979; Whist, Rose Buria at 458-8583; and Pinochle, Vicky Stegall at 458-8009.

Commodities distribution set

Colusa County commodity distribution locations are: Maxwell, 10 a.m. to noon on Jan. 27 at the George E. Cain Children's Center, 185 N. St.; Colusa, 9-11 a.m., Jan. 28, Boy Scout Cabin, 901 Parkhill; Williams, 9-11 a.m., Jan. 28, First Baptist Church, 251 Eighth St.; and Arbuckle, please call 476-0822 for times and location.

Workshop held at Farm Show

The Colusa County Resource Conservation District and the Colusa County Cooperative Extension will be presenting a workshop at the 2010 Colusa Farm Show on the use of buried drip irrigation in processing tomato production. The workshop will take place on February 2nd from 1:30 — 3:30 in the Sheep Barn Facility at the Fair Grounds. The agenda includes information on design and cost of buried drip systems, a tomato processor's perspective on yields and quality, the science behind buried drip irrigation, and grower comments from both an experienced user and a newer user of buried drip. This workshop is free to the public and will present valuable information from industry experts. So, if you have ever considered using buried drip irrigation in your tomato fields, or are just curious to learn about it for other applications, this workshop is not to be missed.