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Feb 3 & 4 ~ Annual Church of the Oaks Crab Feed, Raffle & Auction Corner of W. Sierra & Page Street, Cotati, CA $50 per person ($20 Children 12 & under) Advanced Reservations Required. Cracked crab with drawn butter, wine, and water included. Penne Pesto, Penne Pomodoro, Ceasar Salad, Garlic Bread, Brownies, Coffee, and tea. For tickets Wayne Thush 707- 217-8366, wayneandnancyt@prodigy. net
Dinner, Dancing, Fun, Raffle & Silent Auction. Tickets: $65/Per Person - by mail only. Checks payable to: Forestry Crab Feed P.O Box 265 Fulton, CA 95439 at : 5-11:30p Holy Ghost Hall 7960 Mill Station Rd., Sebastopol
Feb 3 ~ Windsor Odd Fellows Lodge Crab Feed ~2 Dinner Times Available: $50. 4:30p and 6:30p. Group tables available. Windsor Odd Fellows Lodge 337 Windsor River Road Windsor, brownpapertickets.com/ event/2767921
Feb 3 & 4 ~ Church of the Oaks - Raffle and Auction - All you can eat cracked crab with, wine, penne pesto, ceasar salad, bread and brownies - Music by: Gil Gardner - $50 per person, 6p corner of W. Sierra and Page, Cotati - 707-217-8344 or wayneandnancyt@ prodigy.net
Feb 4 ~ 28th Annual Great Sonoma Crab & Wine Fest - 4pm - Gallery Reception - 6:30pmCrab Feed Dinner/ Live Auction Tickets: $75/Per Person. Sonoma County Fairgrounds Grace Pavilion 1350 Bennett Valley Rd. Santa Rosa (707) 544-5575
Feb 4 ~ Sonoma Valley High School Boosters - Crab and Dance -fresh cracked crab, pasta, salad and dessert. Also includes dancing, and amazing auction items. $65 - $80 5-11p - Sonoma Veterans Building -126 1st St W, Sonoma
Feb.10 ~ Petaluma’s Best Little Crab Feed $50 Crab, salad, French bread, beer, wine and soda and our famous “Better Than Sex”cake. One-of-a-Kind Raffle after the Feed. Benefits the Petaluma Woman’s Club Restoration Fund. Held at 518 B Street,Petaluma. For tickets call Louise Benanti, (707) 762-5485.
Feb 11 ~ Forestville Chamber of Commerce Crab Feed -Full bar, raffle- Fundraiser for Forestville chamber. Cracked crab,salad, French bread and butter. No host bar.$50 per ticket - 6p - Vinehill Druid’s Hall - 3047 Trenton Road, Santa Rosa - For more information contact: Wendy Flowers at 887-2561
Feb 11 - Rohnert Park Community Center - Only Crab Feed with ‘Hot’ Crab! 50/50 Heads & Tails Game, Mystery Wine Sale Silent Auction & Raffle Prizes! RSVP After Jan 20: $65. at the Door $70.- No host bar, Silent Auction, Mystery Wine Sale and Raffle 5p - Rohnert Park Community Center - 5401 Snyder Ln, Rohnert Park- rohnertparkchamber.org
Feb 4 ~ 56th Annual Forestry Crab Feed
Benefits: Becoming Independent $50. - 5p-9p - Druids Hall 1011 College Ave. Santa Rosa - dwiley@ becomingindependent.org - 707-524- 6765
Feb 11 ~ Flat Tire Club Crab Feed
Feb 11 ~ Petaluma Sons of Italy Crab
Cracked Crab, Salad, Pasta, French Rolls, and Wine on the tables. Tickets are $50 each. Reserve by 2/5/17. No refunds. Lucchesi Park Community Center 320 N. McDowell, Petaluma Contact Don DeCarli at 707-486-5085
Feb. 11 ~ Crab Dinner with Penngrove Social Firemen. All proceeds support improvements to Penngrove Park and Clubhouse and Park, Doors open 5:45 pm. Dinner at 7:00 pm at the Penngrove Community Clubhouse, 385 Woodward St., Penngrove $45. Tickets are available at JavAmore Café, 10101 Main Street, Penngrove. Information, contact 707-794-1516 penngrovesocialfiremen.org
Feb 11 ~ Boys & Girls Clubs Crab Feed All you can eat crab dinner, dancing, silent & live auction as well as no host bar, and a DJ! Tickets begin at $75. 5:30 – 10:30PM, Brooks Road Club, 9640 Brooks Road S., Windsor, Info: Shannon Nichols 707-528-7977, events@bgccsc.org
Feb 11 ~ Kenwood Firefighter’s Association 9th Annual Crab Feed Oyster appetizers and all you can eat crab, salad and dessert. Silent Auction and Raffle prizes. 707-833-2440. Event & tickets: The Kenwood Fire station, 9045 Sonoma Highway in Kenwood. Tickets: Kenwood Market
Feb 11 ~ The Sebastopol Rotary Club will hold its annual Crab Feed to raise money for its much-loved Teacher Mini-Grant Program. Includes Clam Chowder, salad, Dessert and wine. $70 Two seatings:5p and 7p. - at the Holy Ghost Hall, 7960 Mill Station Road, Sebastopol - sebastopolrotary.com
Feb 24 ~ Crab Feed and Super Raffle, All proceeds go to the Rotary Club of Petaluma’s community and international project fund. The Rotary Club Super Raffle Drawing takes place during this event. 6:00p, Tickets $65. Petaluma Veteran’s Building, 1094 Petaluma Blvd. S. Petaluma CA
Night Sky February 2017
By Tre Gibbs, LAAS
The longest nights of the season are behind us. Before you know it we’ll be
setting our clocks ahead one hour in preparation for Spring. But we are still in Winter’s grip and will be for at least another four weeks, although there are signs everywhere that winter will soon be departing. One of those signs is the night sky.
Before there were calendars, ancient people used the night sky to gather all kinds of information vital to their survival. Our ancestors also knew that living in a rhythmic, seasonal harmony with our planet gave them the best shot at longevity and continued propagation.
One major component of the night sky is the annual parade of stars and constellations. As Earth continues it’s yearly orbit around the sun, at night we see di erent patterns of stars at di erent times of the year. This is how our ancestors knew not only what time of year it was, but perhaps more importantly, what time of year was coming. This information enabled them to prepare for the coming rains, the winter’s cold, the planting, growing and harvesting seasons, all of which were necessary for survival.
Our ancestors also used the moon to measure time. Like the sun and stars, the moon also has a consistent cycle. Roughly every 28 days or so the moon completes one orbit around Earth, marking one month. FUN FACT: our word “month” comes from “moon”.
It’s a little more di cult to keep track of the planets. Even though they too follow the same path in the sky as the sun and moon, their movement can seem quite random and erratic, since each one is traveling in it’s own separate orbit, at it’s own di erent speed. Mars and Venus, Earth’s two neighboring planets, are visible early in the evening, just after twilight high in the southwest. While Venus is obvious - the brightest star-like object in the sky - Mars has diminished to the point where it looks just like another small star with a hint of color to it. But don’t fret, the moon is also a cosmic guide and will help you nd Mars! On the evening of February 1st, look to the SW after sunset to nd a young crescent moon above the tiny but pinkish Mars, which is just above and to the left of
the brilliantly glowing Venus. The three objects will appear to be in a straight line, with almost equal space between them. But the moon doesn’t hang out
for very long. By the following night, February 2nd, the moon will have drifted eastward, away from the planetary duo, continuing it’s own monthly orbit around Earth. In fact, the next time the moon comes around to visit Mars and Venus will be on the nights of February 28th and March 1st - one “moonth” or month later.
But what about Jupiter? Jupiter, the 4th brightest object in the sky after the Sun, Moon and Venus, returns to our evening skies this month! Rising in the east around 11:30 pm in early February, by month’s end the Roman “King of the Gods” will rise almost two hours earlier, at 9:30 pm.
More on Jupiter (and Saturn) next month... until then stay warm, stay dry and KEEP LOOKING UP!
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