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HE PILOOfficial Publication of Redwood Shores Community Association

July 2015 Issue Volume 44 Num

RSCA CalendarSummer Concerts - Sundays at Marlin Park -5pm to 7pm

Bring your family, lawn chairs, blankets, picnicbaskets, and dancing shoes!lJuly 12 - Cocktail MonkeyslAugust 9 - Te Shanks

Save the Dates:l

Saturday, Aug 22 - Levee CleanupMariners Park - 8 am to 12 noon

lSaturday, September 12 - Give-n-Go RecyclingRWS Library - 10am to 2pm

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Te Silicon Valley Clean

Water (SVCW) Commission,the wastewater agencylocated at the southeast endo Redwood Shores, has

directed its staff to proceed with additional planning andto initiate Caliornia Environmental Quality Act (CEQA)review o the recommended option that upon approvalwill continue the agency’s critically needed wastewaterconveyance system (pipeline) improvements while greatlyreducing impacts on the Redwood Shores community.

Many o the options considered and the recommendedoption to receive urther review will be discussed at three

public meetings scheduled at the SVCW plant at 1400Radio Road in Redwood Shores or Wednesday, July 22ndat 7 p.m., Tursday, July 23rd at 7 p.m., and Saturday, July

New Pipeline OptionReduces Impacts onRedwood Shores

25th at 10 a.m. Tere will be explanation o the options andopportunities or community eedback at the meetingsand throughout the CEQA process. All three meetingswill present the same inormation, so attendance at oneo them is highly recommended.

Details will be posted on the SVCW website in late July

(www.svcw.org). Redwood Shores residents can sign-upto receive available updates by email by sending an emaito [email protected]

Staff Recommendations Seek to EncourageAdditional Citywide Water Conservation

REDWOOD CIY, CALIF. - At their June 8, 2015meeting, the City Council considered staff proposalsor additional water use restrictions citywide andwill promote new and existing water conservationtools to urther the community’s already successulconservation efforts. Redwood City’s State-mandatedwater reductions are among the lowest in Caliorniaas a result o effective citywide water conservationover the past ew years. Te State o Caliornia WaterResources Control Board set Redwood City’s waterreduction target at eight percent; some neighboringcommunities’ targets were set as high as 37 percent.

Redwood City To Consider New Water UseRestrictions and Conservation Outreach Programs

“Redwood City residents and businesses know how toconserve water and that is demonstrated by how muchour community has saved in water consumption year

over year,” said Dr. Bob Bell, city manager o RedwoodCity. “While our community has done a great job soar, our work citywide to conserve is not done. Temajority o the new proposed water restrictions relateto outdoor water use and encouraging businesses toconserve. Education, awareness, and using the toolsoffered by the city will ensure that our communitycontinues to do its part to support this statewide issue.”

Te Mayor and City Council will review the proposednew water use restrictions, including:

Meetings Set for July 22, 23, and 25

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lNew Pipeline Option Reduces Impacts on RedwoodShores

lRSA Calendarl Redwood City o Consider New Water Use

Restrictions and Conservation Outreach ProgramslShould You Save For Retirement Or College or BothlIt’s Complicated: Money and HappinesslSummer Sessionl ‘Carmina’ and ‘Rite o Spring’ mark Redwood

Symphony’s 30th anniversaryl2015-16 Budget Approvall

Did You Know?lRobotics eam Concludes a Successul CareerlDear Redwood Shores CommunitylFrom LYNN’s KICHENlDowntown Dog Parkl8 Easy Steps to Enhance Your ImagelLeash Laws and Consideration o Others When Dog

Walkingl6 ips or Pet Proofing Your Home

RSCA Board of Directors meet @ RedwoodShores Library on the 2nd Tursday of each month,

at 7:00 p.m. Our next meeting will beJuly 9, 2015

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continued from page 1 ... Redwood City To Consider New Water Use Restrictions and ConservationOutreach Programs

lNo landscape watering 48 hours afer rainalllOperators o hotels and motels to provide guests the

option o declining daily laundering o towels andlinens

lRestricting the serving o drinking water other than

upon request in eating or drinking establishments

Existing temporary restrictions that will continueinclude:

lNo landscape watering more than two days per week lNo washing o cars without a shut off nozzlelNo ountain uses that do not recirculate waterlNo hosing off hardscape (sidewalks and driveways)lNo runoff rom sprinklers

In accordance with the State mandate, residents can be

fined up to $500 per violation. However, the City willprovide warning notices, certified letters or repeat violations, and opportunities or education prior toimposing fines.

Te City o Redwood City’s Public Works Departmenthas also developed a new water conservation outreachplan with tools to help residents and commercial usersconserve by taking advantage o rebates, recycled waterprograms, and more. Tese programs will save waterindoors and outdoors, and increase overall awareness owater as a precious and limited local resource.

Among the new and existing water conservation toolsavailable to residents and commercial users in RedwoodCity is the recycled water fill station. Tis new, reeprogram, which allows users to conserve significantwater by recycling their outdoor irrigation usage, beganor residential uses at the end o May and or commercialin April. Both uses require a short training on how tohandle and use recycled water. Users can enjoy unlimitedree visits to the recycled water fill station, and there areno water restrictions or recycled water usage statewide.Te City would like to remind residents that recycledwater is, however, still a valuable resource and it shouldnot be wasted.

Maximum recycled water amount per visit to the fillstation is 300 gallons. One gallon o water weighs a littleover eight pounds, so residents are encouraged to planahead with the right container to transport water. Tefill station is open Monday-Friday 8 a.m. to 11 a.m. and1 p.m. to 3 p.m.

Other City o Redwood City water conservationprograms include:

lLawn Be Gone, a rebate program to replace residentiallawns with water efficient plants

l Free Smart home water-use house calls; waterconservation technicians make house calls withinRedwood City limits

lSMAR home water conservation kits, offeringeverything residents need to make their homes “watersmart”

lMy water program, an online water budgeting programcustomized or city residents and their specific waterneeds (http://mywater.redwoodcity.org)

For more information on how the city can helpresidents and businesses conserve water, visit the Cityof Redwood City’s website.

It’s the paramount financialconflict many parents ace,especially as more couplesstart having children laterin lie. Should you save orcol- lege or retirement?Te pressure is fierceon both sides. Over thepast 20 years, col- legecosts have grown rough-ly 4% to 6% each year—generally double the rate oinflation and typical salaryincreases—with the price or our years at an averageprivate college now hitting $192,876, and a whopping$262,917 at the most expensive private colleges. Evenpublic colleges, whose costs a generation ago couldbe covered mostly by student summer jobs and someparental scrimping, now total about $100,000 or

our years (Source: College Board’s rends in CollegePricing 2013 and assumed 5% annual college inflation)

Many parents have more than one child, adding tothe strain. Yet without a college degree, many jobsand career paths are off limits. On the other sidethe pressure to save or retirement is intense. Longerlie expectancies, disappearing pensions, and theuncertainty o Social Security’s long-term fiscal healthmake it critical to build the biggest nest egg you canduring your working years. In order to maintain your

Should You Save ForRetirement Or Collegeor Both?

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Does more wealth lead to more happiness? Researchershave tackled this question or decades, and althoughthe results have differed, one act is certain: Terelationship between money and happiness--or “well-being,” as many researchers put it--is complicated.

Tink before you spend

It is not necessarily how much you make that mattersto overall happiness (although that certainlycontributes), but what you do with your money. Teyboiled down the findings to five “key principles ohappy money.”

1. Buy Experiences. Investingin memories can result in amore sustained level o happinessthan buying a bigger house, a more

luxurious car, or other materialgoods. Buying the latest technologicalgadget might elicit the kind o joy achild experiences opening a new toy onthe holidays, but just like that new toy, thegadget loses its novelty with time.

2. Make It a reat. While you’reinvesting in those experiences, besure to spread them out so theydon’t become expectationsor habits. In this way,the novelty o each new experience will be ully

realized. As the book says, “Abundance is the enemy oappreciation.” Tis is also true with something as simpleas a cappuccino. I you make it a daily ritual, it becomesa habit. I you instead substitute your daily coffee oncea week with a roth-covered treat, then it becomes areward to savor.

3. Buy ime. Individuals should ask themselves thequestion, “How will this purchase change the way I usemy time?” For example, will it allow you to spend moretime with your riends or amily, or create more “to-dos” to clog your list? Will it ree you up to participatein more activities you enjoy? Investing in products orservices that allow you to spend time on the things youlove will lead to greater overall well-being. And, say theauthors, don’t all into the trap o putting a dollar valueon your time, as this leads to increased stress levels.“Simply eeling like your time is valuable can make itseem scarce.”

4. Pay Now, Consume Later. Paying or a treat orexperience up ront, such as event tickets you buymonths in advance, allows you to benefit romthe extended pleasure o eager anticipation. With

It’s Complicated: Money and Happinessall due respect to om Petty, the waiting, it seems

may be the best part. Converselycredit cards can be a dangerous

albeit convenient, financial toolacilitating a “consume now, paylater” dynamic. One study cited

in Happy Money ound that all 30people surveyed underestimated

their monthly credit-card bills by asizable average o nearly 30%.

5. Invest in Others. Regardless o yourcircumstances--wealthy or not, youngor old--research finds that spending

money on others leads to greaterhappiness than spending on onesel

Te danger zones

While some experts differ onwhether higher incomes result ingreater levels o happiness, they tendto agree on the ollowing: Increasingdebt levels are detrimental tohappiness, and keeping up with the

Joneses can lead to a general senseo dissatisaction. Instead

actively managing debtwhile finding ways to

appreciate what you alreadyhave on a day-to-day basis may help you make well-

thought-out saving and spending choices that supportyour overall level o well-being.

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current standard o living in retirement, a generaguideline is to accumu- late enough savings to replace60% to 90% o your current income in retirement—asum that could equal hundreds o thousands o dollarsor more. And with retirements that can last 20 to 30years or longer, it’s essential to actor in inflationwhich can take a big bite out o your purchasing powerand has averaged 2.5% per year over the past 20 years(Source: Consumer Price Index data published by theU.S. Department o Labor, 2013).

So with these two competing financial needs and ofenlimited unds, what’s a parent to do?

Kendra Bronstein, Woodbury Financial,650-245-1080, [email protected] 274 Redwood Shores Parkway,Redwood City, Ca 94065

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Craf beer 101 is in session. Te word “session” is

one that we at Te Grill House get asked ofen. Manypredict session beers to be the next category o beerto experience a surge in growth, much the way o theImperial IPAs and Bourbon barrel-aged beers, butbeore that can happen, people must come amiliarwith the term session.

Tere are two uses o the word session in craf beerwhich has created some conusion in the past, althoughthey are related. A drinking “session” is a period o timededicated to, o course, drinking. Basically, sessionsare all about drinking large quantities o beer with agroup o riends. Sessions have been used in the pastor many things, including political gatherings, teambuilding events and your basic day-drinking event.

A drinking session can become challenging or some,especially with the popularity o craf beer, and moreimportantly Imperial IPAs which are sometimes northo 9% ABV. wo o those and your session may belimited. Tus, the idea o a session beer was born.

Summer SessionTe idea or a session beer has been around or a long

time. Go to any college campus and you’ll see studentengaging in drinking sessions with the like o BudLight, PBR, Keystone Light, etc. But with the popularityo craf beer and the desire or better beers with moreflavor that offered lower ABVs came the term sessionbeer, and their recent popularity.

A session beer is defined as any beer that is lower than4.5% ABV and thus can be enjoyed in a single sessionmultiple times. Many o the top local breweries aregetting into the act. Firestone Walker Brewing out oPaso Robles has been producing Easy Jack, a session

IPA that comes in at 4.5% ABV while Drakes Brewingout o San Leandro has their own session IPA: AlphaSession, a 3.8% ABV beer. Even Lagunitas Brewingout o Petaluma came out with a session style beer in2012, although their Dayime “ractional” IPA comesin at 4.65%, just high enough to avoid the distinctiono being labeled a “session” IPA.

With the continued growth o craf beer, make sure

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In celebration o Redwood Symphony’s 30th seasontwo enduring classics o ritual and ceremony will share asingle program: Stravinsky’s revolutionary, epochal Riteo Spring and Orff’s rousing Carmina Burana, presentedwith supertitles, at 8 p.m. July 25 at the San MateoPerorming Arts Center, 600 N. Delaware St., San Mateo

For this anniversary concert, Masterworks Chorale andPeninsula Girls Chorus will join the orchestra in CarminaBurana, one o the most popular pieces o the classicalmusic repertoire and a spectacle or all the senses.

Soloists or Carmina will be soprano Shawnette Sulkertenor Chester Pidduck and baritone Michael aylorSulker has been a soloist with the San Francisco OperaMark Morris Dance Group, American Bach SoloistsHawaii Opera Teatre, Opera Naples and the NatchezOpera Festival, to name a ew. Pidduck was a eaturedsoloist with San Francisco Symphony in its perormance o

‘Carmina’ and ‘Rite ofSpring’ mark RedwoodSymphony’s 30thanniversary


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Te 2015-16 Budgetapproved bythe Councilis the resulto sustained,l o n g - t e r mplanning. Ourtotal budget(all unds) orthe upcomingyear is $169million andis a balancedbudget. Ourreserves (rainy day) und is unded consistent withthe Council’s reserve policy o 15% - 20% o GeneralFunds.

Te majority o Redwood City’s revenues come romtwo sources: property taxes and sales tax. With animproving economy, sales tax revenues have beenincreasing (thank you or shopping in Redwood City!),along with property values. O your property taxes,Redwood City receives 18% to und our operations.

Te exciting news about this year’s budget is that withincreased revenues, the Council is able to add moreand new services to our community. New services andinitiatives in the next fiscal year include:

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Increasing neighborhood street sweeping to twice amonth,

lTe launch o a new “senior shuttle” to enable oursenior community to enjoy Friday night concerts anda “senior day” in downtown;

l Additional hours at Schaberg and the North FairOaks branch libraries;

lExpansion o the City’s communication and outreachprogram;

lEstablishes an endowment to provide grants or localnon-profits serving our community

l Provides or additional staffing consistent withour 5-year staffing model, including additionalpolice officers or downtown, additional staffing orchildren’s library support, and a position to helpmanage parking in our City.

In addition to our operating budget, the Councilalso approved a $30 million Capital Improvement

2015-16 Budget Approval

Program or FY 2015-16. Trough the oresight opast Council’s and with voter approval, Redwood Cityhas a Utility User ax that its sole purpose is to undcapital improvements. Tis year’s CIP will touch everyneighborhood in the City, and includes replacementand upgrades o sewer and water lines, improvementsand tur replacement at Red Morton Park, replacemento the parking meters downtown, provides unding orour 50/50 sidewalk repair program, and much more.

ogether with approval o the Council’s StrategicPlan and initiatives: Community Building andCommunication, Government Operations, PublicSaety, ransportation, Economic Development andCommunity or All Ages, we have a clear and strongroadmap or the uture o Redwood City.

Where we are today is not an accident. It is the result

o the Council consistently looking ahead, beingproactive, planning or the uture, and an ability tomake the hard choices today to preserve opportunitiesor tomorrow. Tank you to the City Councils o thepast that set a solid oundation or where we are today

Submited by Redwood City Mayor, Jeff Gee

Did You Know?Most o us in the U.S. have just celebrated the birth

o Our Nation on July 4th. But did you know thatAmericans began observing the Fourth o Julyas early as 1777? In this year, the first-ever majorcelebration in Philadelphia included a parade, athirteen-shot cannon salute and fireworks! Te U.S.Congress made it official in 1870 when a bill waspassed to recognize major state holidays at a ederallevel.

Happy Birthday, America!

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continued from page 11 ... ‘Carmina’ and ‘Rite of Spring’ mark Redwood Symphony’s 30th anniversary

Carmina Burana and has perormedthree roles or SF Opera. aylorhas been a principal soloist withthe San Francisco Opera Center,Opera San Jose, Sacramento Opera,West Bay Opera and San FranciscoSymphony as well as a vocal soloist

with the San Francisco, Oakland,and San Jose Ballet companies.

Te Rite o Spring’s premiere in1913 Paris instigated the mostamous riot in musical history.Tis stemmed not only rom thescandalous nature o the story, butalso because this work is one o thegreatest musical masterpieces. Itsparked a musical revolution thatis still being elt 100 years later.Maestro Kujawsky will explain in his pre-concert lecture

at 7 p.m.

Te work is a Redwood Symphony tour de orce. “Nowthere’s one (recording) that does Rite ull justice,”

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Stereophile magazine wrote aboutRedwood Symphony’s CD o TeRite o Spring in the article, 1997Records to Die For, “Don’t be put offby the unamiliar perormers; whatmatters is how amiliar they are withthe music, and they know it inside

out. Tis is a stunning Rite, and therecording will blow your socks off.”

Redwood Symphony, an all-volunteer orchestrais dedicated to the perormance o an ambitiouscontemporary repertoire, as well as the great orchestralclassics. Te innovative programming and emphasison education are two reasons why so many o the mosttalented musicians rom throughout the San FranciscoBay Area volunteer their time to play, and why audiencesand critics have been so enthusiastic about RedwoodSymphony’s artistry.

ickets rom $10-$25 are available at RedwoodSymphonyorg, and children under 18, accompanied by an adult, areadmitted ree. Parking at San Mateo Perorming ArtsCenter is ample and ree.

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to keep an eye out or even more sessionable beers

including session porters and stouts. And rememberwith summer in ull swing and the weather heating upthat the session beer can be a great go-to to keep yoursession going.

Te Grill House o Redwood Shores is a seasonallyinspired, grill-based restaurant, eaturing local crafbeer, wine and cocktails. For more inormation, please

visit us at www.grillhousebar.com or search or us onFacebook, Instagram, witter and Google+.

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Robotics Team Concludes a Successful Career

Te Redwood Shores based robotics team Te MetalTat Moves™ (M3) finished their ourth and finalseason participating in the First ech Challenge (FC)robotics competition. FC is one the programs in the

FIRS (For Inspiration and Recognition o Scienceand echnology) organization. Tis past season over44,000 students worldwide participated in FC withover 140 teams in Northern Caliornia.

Tis season’s challenge was named “Cascade Effect”where the goal was to design, build and program arobot to pickup and deposit different size wiffle ballsinto cylinders.

Te team got off to a great start this season, winningthe Inspire Award at their first qualiying tournament.Te Inspire Award is the highest award given in theFC competition. Te award recognizes not only robotperormance but also design, innovation, communityoutreach, and documentation o their journey via anengineering notebook.

ime was spent outside o preparing or the roboticscompetitions as well. M3 mentored the Notre DameHigh School igerBots FC team and the First LegoLeague team at Burlingame Intermediate School.Tey also visited Intuitive Surgical and esla to learn

about how technology is used. Te team also gavedemonstrations at Boy Scout meetings and MakerFaire.At the conclusion o the Northern Caliornia FCChampionship M3 was selected to advance tothe FC West Super Regional Championship. Tetournament eatured 72 teams rom 13 states. Beorethe tournament M3 was recognized at a city councilmeeting by Redwood Shores resident Mayor Jeff Gee.Participating in the Super Regional Championshipwas an exciting conclusion to their career.

All seven team members Keenan Allen, Adam CobbJames George, Patrick Hsu, Michael Rawcliffe, AndrewYazhgur, and Everett Yee recently graduated with theClass o 2015 at Carlmont High School.

Te team would like to thank their amilies, riends,

and community or all the support they received thesepast our years.

Submitted by Winslow Yee

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Happy summer! School isout, but June was quite busy.We refinanced $28 million

o construction bonds atlower interest rates, whichwill save taxpayers $3million dollars in bondpayments. Additionally, weadopted new instructionalmaterials (textbooks) inmath, reading, and social-emotional learning. Temath and reading materials align to the new statestandards, and the social-emotional learning materialswill help our students develop strong social skills and

promote saer, more respectul school climates.

As you may know, all Caliornia students in grades 3-8and 11 took new state tests in English and Math thisspring. In August, parents o those students will receivetest results or their individual students. Te new testshave a new scoring system. On each test, students wilreceive a scaled score between 2,000 and 3,000 as welas one o our perormance rankings: standard notmet, standard nearly met, standard met, or standardexceeded. While the transition to these new tests is anadjustment, we are confident in our school district’s

approach. Last summer, we invested heavily in teachertraining or reading instruction, and this summer, weare partnering with the Silicon Valley Math Initiative toprovide our teachers with a week-long training on ournew math textbooks as well as instructional strategiesaligned to the new standards. Our teachers are key tothe quality o our instructional program, and we wilcontinue to invest in their knowledge and skills.

As always, thank you or your support o our schooldistrict. Please contact me with input, questions aboutour district, or inquiries or how you can volunteer in

the schools! Te first day o the new school year will beWednesday, August 26.

Sincerely,

Michael Milliken, [email protected]

Dear Redwood ShoresCommunity,

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DOWNTOWN DOG PARKIn response to the popular demand or more dog-riendly space in Redwood City, a triangular loton Main Street between Elm and Beech has beenconverted into a socialization and agility park orcanines!

Te new Main Street Dog Agility Park opened onMay 30th. Te space is lit until 10:30 every night orevening use and eatures designs by local artists. Bringyour pet or on-leash play!

(Or how a former Connecticut Yankee embracedCalifornia Cuisine) – Lynn Kathleen Adams

IME FOR JULY BBQ RIBSWho doesn’t love a amily and riends gathering orthe 4th o July Holiday, or actually any excuse to inviteeveryone over or a backyard pool party and barbeque?

Our daughter, son-in-law and grandchildren always hostan annual 4th o July party, complete with estive holidaydecorations, yard games, delicious ood and drinks,sparklers, and pool towels galore or those inclined toengage in pool noodle fights or diving challenges to findsilly items at the bottom o their sparkling backyard pool.

Tis is a casual yet careully planned event, with thehosts providing the main entrée and guests bringingtheir avorite dishes or trying out newound recipeswhich they believe will be the perect accompanimentsto grilled steaks or chicken. Did you ever wonderhow many abulous recipes or deviled eggs one could

envision? Or the endless different variations on potatosalad there are? It’s always great un to explore thepossibilities that exist with hungry guests and childrenwilling to be adventuresome and try new dishes.

Tese barbecued baby back ribs are always a avorite – itdoes take some advance preparation time to start cookingslowly in the oven, so plan your time accordingly. Butthey are a tender, delicious, crowd-pleaser!

APPLE GLAZED BARBECUED BABY BACK RIBS

lPreheat Oven to 250 oF (you will also need a backyard

Charcoal or Propane Grill)l½ Cup Dark Brown Sugar, separated into ¼ Cup + ¼Cup

l4 easpoons Garlic Saltl4 easpoons Pure Ancho Chile Powderl2 easpoons Kosher Saltl1 easpoon Freshly Grated Black Pepperl½ easpoon Celery Saltl¼ easpoon Cayenne Pepperl¼ easpoon Cinnamonl¼ easpoon Ground White Pepperl½ Cup Apple Ciderl¼ Cup Apple Jalapeno Jelly, heated in sauce panl

¼ Cup Honey l2 Racks Baby Back Ribs (About 4 pounds)l1 Cup Prepared BBQ Sauce (or make your own i you

have a avorite recipe!)

In a bowl, mix ¼ Cup dark brown sugar with the next 8ingredients (garlic salt through white pepper). ranser1 ablespoon o the mixture into a smaller bowl, andwhisk in the cider, apple jalapeno jelly, honey, and theremaining ¼ Cup o brown sugar. Pull the membraneoff the underside o the ribs (or ask your butcher to dothis or you in advance). Score the meat between eachrib. Rub the ribs all over with the spice mixture and

From LYNN’s KITCHENplace, meaty side up, onto a rimmed baking sheet. Bakeuncovered or 2 ½ hours in the oven. Pour the applecider over the ribs and turn to coat. ightly cover ribswith oil and bake or another 1 hour.

Light your outdoor grill, or prepare your charcoal griland get it hot. Uncover the ribs, and move them to ontoanother baking sheet or platter. Pour off some o thecooking liquid into the BBQ Sauce and stir. Brush ribwith the BBQ Sauce mixture and grill over moderateheat or approximately 15 – 20 minutes, flipping ribs acouple o times as needed. Let rest or about 10 minutesto cool, then slice between the ribs and serve. Enjoy with

various summer salads, corn on the cob or other un“picnic” complimentary dishes, as well as a rereshingcool beverage!

Note: Lynn has been a RSCA Board Member since1994

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Looking great all the time doesn’t have to be difficult.Tese eight steps lay a great oundation to build on.

1. Find and use a tailor to fit your clothes as i they werecustom-made.

2. ake your shoes (and handbags) regularly to a goodshoe repairperson to remove scuffs, polish, andrepair or replace heels.

3. Have at least one great jacket that will work withmost outfits.

4. Manicured fingernails (guys – pay attention here

too). Not expensive and easy to do.5. Get your hair styled, rather than just trimmed. Learnwhat products will work best or you and then usethem.

6. Skin care is or guys and ladies alike. Faithullyollow a morning and evening routine to keep yourskin looking its best.

7. Get acial hair under control – trim beards andmustaches neatly, groom eyebrows, pluck out strays.

8. Evaluate your hair color and makeup on a regularbasis to make sure they are your most flattering.

8 Easy Steps toEnhance Your ImageBy Adena DiTonno, Wardrobe & Image Consultant

Leash Laws andConsideration of OthersWhen Dog WalkingIn early June, a 20-year-long resident o Redwood Shores

encountered rude and dangerous behavior regarding anencounter with a ellow-dog-walker.

Te Shores resident was out walking her 10 poundminiature poodle, when she saw a woman walking herdog on a retractable leash. From airly ar away, thewoman stated that her dog was riendly and let the dogrun orward towards the poodle. When the dog reachedthe poodle, it attacked.

Te dog on the retractable leash was much larger than


Te devil is in the details – taking care o these detailswill generate positive attention or you.

Adena DiTonno is a wardrobe and image consultant

in Redwood Shores. Visit her website for useful tipsand to sign up for her monthly Style Bulletin and/orblog: www.adenadesigns.net.

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We all like to think our homes are pet-prooed, but arethey really? Tere are some very clever and sneakingdogs and cats out there! We don’t want you to have an“uh-oh” situation, so here are 6 things you can easilydo to help pet proo your home.

1) Keep those candies and nuts out o Fido’s reach!Chocolate is toxic to dogs and nuts can be dangerousas well. I have known o dogs who can get into anunwrapped bar or box o chocolate. Make sure it iskept out o reach.

2) Make sure any medications are not sitting on thecounter. Te sound o pills “rolling” in a plastic bottlemay very well be irresistible to your dog or cat. I theychew on that prescription bottle enough, they caningest those pills!

3) I you use moth balls, be sure that your dog and catcannot get at them! Some cats love to sleep in the closet.Make sure you have not put any moth balls anywherein the closet. Not only are the umes toxic, i they tryto sample a moth ball, you will have a vet emergency.

4) Have you checked the security o your garbage canlid? I’m talking about the one inside your house. Manydogs and cats have ound bones, ood wrappers withlef-over ood and more. I have witnessed more thanone client with a kitchen garbage can that only openswhen you wave your hand over the sensor button.Great idea, but I’ve also witnessed at least one dog who

figured out it would open whenever he walked by thesensor button. What a goldmine or the dog – not soor the owner!

5) Keep your hobby supplies out o reach. Many ous have hobbies that require us to use

paints, needles, threads, small parts,etc. Put those things away as

soon as you are finished. Orshut the door so “Fluffy”

can’t get into the roomwith those attractive

items.

6 ) H o u s e h o l dc l e a n e r s ,insecticides,

a n t i r e e z e ,ertilizers and thelike need to be keptunder lock andkey. I you haveyoung childrenyou probably

6 Tips for Pet Proofing Your Home

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the poodle, and the poodle was crying in pain as thelarger dog attacked. Te owner o the poodle rushed into separate the dogs and suffered a bite on her lef arm

that ortunately did not break the skin.

Te poodle-owner asked the other dog owner or herphone number because her poodle was clearly injuredTe woman reused to give her phone number andcalled the poodle a wimp.

Tis is a reminder that the Redwood City Rules andRegulations regarding dogs in public areas apply toRedwood Shores. According to Sec 25.2.05, dogs inpublic areas must be led by a leash o suitable strengthAND no more than 6 eet in length.

Furthermore, the person controlling, or having thecustody o any dog shall be responsible or all damagescaused by such dog and shall remove and dispose otheir dog’s waste.

Te bottom line is that, as much as we all love our dogs,they can be unpredictable in their behavior. Pleaseremember to obey leash laws, and have respect or yourneighbors. I the laws are not obeyed, your dog could beimpounded and declared a public nuisance by AnimalControl.

already have these items securely locked away. I youdon’t have children at home, please be sure to lock

these so they are out o reach o your dog and cat.

Jan Brown is the Owner of Jan’s Pet Sitting and is aPet Tech® Pet First Aid Instructor. She can be reachedat [email protected].

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