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TheWestside4-HEasterEggHuntonSaturdayatReeds Creek School brought smiles to the faces of the many children who attended the event. COURTESY PHOTOS Children enjoy the Westside 4-H Easter Egg Hunt on Saturday at Reeds Creek School. MakaylieCook Westside4-HClubreporter EveryyearWestside4-H puts on an Easter Egg Hunt at Reeds Creek School, as the organization's way giv- ing back to the community. This year the group had 60 children of all ages, from tiny tots to big kids, show up Saturday for the Easter Egg Hunt. At 2 p.m. the children took off looking for the Eas- ter Eggs. It was a great turnout with lots of fun. Easter Egg Hunt held at school WESTSIDE 4-H PlantFamiliesinthe Garden and in the Wild Saturday April 9 Have you ever wondered how plants are grouped into families? Every plant family is defined by a set of visible characteristics, which can be learned. Many plant families have representatives from both gardens and native flora in the wild. In this workshop, in- structors will introduce some of the most important common plant families and their key characteristics. Live plants and herbar- ium specimens will be used to clearly illustrate these key traits. There will be a plant walk, to use new skills to recognize plant families and identify plants. Emily Meigs Doe has re- cently taught Ornamental Plant ID at Butte College and has worked as a field botanist for the US Forest Service. Emily is currently a Herbarium Assistant at the Chico State Herbarium. Linnea Hanson is a retired botanist from the Plumas National Forest and has taught General Botany and Horticultural ID at Shasta College. The workshop will meet from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. in 129 Holt Hall at CSU, Chico. Ei- ther bring a hand lens and plant ID book or plan to purchase them at the work- shop. Registration is $40. Reg- ister in advance. Photography Workshop, Native Flowers as Compositional Elements April 16 Come join Spencer Dyk- stra Photography to learn how to create on of a kind photographs. This class will go over basic camera settings for different situ- ations, but the emphasis will be on using the natural scene to create interesting and unique compositions. Spencer Dykstra, based in Chico, specializes in Northern California na- ture photography with an emphasis on native flora. This workshop will meet at 9 a.m. in 129 Nolt Hall. After an introduc- tion the class will carpool to either Bidwell Park or Table Mountain for the re- mainder of the day. Regis- tration is $75. Register in advance. Mushroom Foraging and Identification Workshop, April 23 This workshop will be useful for beginners as well as for people with some knowledge of mushrooms. This workshop starts with an introduction to mush- rooms, then collecting in the field and finally identi- fying the mushrooms that are found. The instructor, Philip Carpenter, has extensive knowledge of mushrooms and has been a member of the Fungus Federation of Santa Cruz since it was or- ganized in 1984. The workshop will meet 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the For- est Ranch Community Cen- ter and the Big Chico Creek Ecological Reserve. Meet at the east end of the park- and-ride lots at 99 and 32 at 8:30 a.m. The group will travel to the Forest Ranch Community Center first at 15807 Forest Ranch Road, Forest Ranch. After an introduction to mushrooms at the commu- nity center the group will travel to the reserve and return to the community center to identify the mush- rooms found at the reserve. The registration fee is $100. Register in advance. Botanical Illustration by Judy McCrary, Saturday April 30 Want to draw plants and flowers? Here's your chance. Local illustrator and teacher Judy McCrary will concentrate on pen- cil and ink techniques, al- though other media may be explored depending upon the interests of the partic- ipants. The workshop will meet from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. in Holt 129 at CSU, Chico. Cost is $40, or $30 for students and members. Register in advance. For more information about the workshops, visit www.friendsofthechicos- tateherbarium/eventsview- calendar/, call 898-5356 or write to epurvis@csuchico. edu. CHICO STATE Herbarium workshop set for April Thankyou! PLEASE RECYCLE THIS NEWSPAPER. I'm a lucky woman. My husband and I make a quick trip to Califor- nia once a month to tend to business, see friends and visit our older son, who just hap- pens to have the most prolific Meyer lemon tree on Earth in his backyard. I always try to bring an empty bag with me so I can load up on these beautiful ripe lemons. Many thanks to our first reader for her tip to keep my lemons ripe long enough to use them all. It works for me! FRESH LEMONS. "If you like to keep lem- ons on hand even when you don't have a specific need, submerge them (washed with peel on) in a bowl of water in the re- frigerator. 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It stays warm as long as the water does. Just run it through the washing machine occasionally to freshen." — Roxy PAINT STAINS. "Even if it's been there for a long time, you can get latex paint out of carpet or fab- ric with lacquer thinner (not paint thinner), avail- able at hardware or home improvement centers. Us- ing a clean white cloth, wet the dried paint with the thinner. Let it pene- trate the paint and then gently blot with the cloth. Be sure to test the area in an inconspicuous place first. Also, keep the thin- ner out of children' and pets' reach, and ventilated the room." — Bradley ICE BAG. "Pour cup of water and cup of rubbing alcohol into a quart-size Ziploc bag, sealing it tightly. Put the bag inside another bag and seal it for double pro- tection. Label the bag as non-edible and freeze. It will remain slushy be- cause the alcohol cannot freeze. It's perfect to put on a wounded area when you need an ice pack." — Dr. Bob FREE FRAMES. 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