Countywide Priority Setting Committee, Digital Magazines to Read Online, Ross Valley Seniors

Countywide Priority Setting Committee

Marin County is seeking applicants representing racial and ethnic minorities and people with disabilities for membership on the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Priority Setting Committee

The County of Marin invites community residents to apply to be members of the Countywide Priority Setting Committee and its Local Area Committees.  These committees oversee the distribution of Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) and HOME Program funds in Marin County. 

Local governments in Marin have expanded the CDBG and HOME committees with the goal of increasing the diversity of these committees, and therefore this recruitment is specifically for individuals who represent the interests of racial and ethnic minorities and/or people with disabilities. 

The purpose of the expansion of the committees is to bring greater diversity to the group that (1) advises the Board of Supervisors on the CDBG and HOME funding allocation process and (2) provides input on the County’s implementation of the Analysis of Impediments to Fair Housing Choice.

Committee membership applications are due by 4:30 p.m. on September 25, 2013.

For details and an application form, please see www.marincdbg.com. 

Digital Magazines to Read Online

San Anselmo residents now have access to the world’s largest newsstand. With the free Zinio app for mobile devices that is available on the Library’s website, you can:

·         Read magazines online on your PC or Mac, or download through mobile apps to view off-line.

·         View magazines on your computer or mobile device (iPhone, iPad, Android, Kindle Fire and Blackberry playbook).

·         Set up a library collection account and a viewer account to access magazines.

Magazines are full color digital versions of the print magazine, with the same layout and ads.  There are no overdue fines or limits on how many magazines you can have checked out at any one time.

Go to https://www.rbdigital.com/marinetca/service/zinio/landing to see the magazine collection.

Ross Valley Seniors

Join the Resourceful Vibrant Seniors (RVS), jointly sponsored and supported by the Towns of Fairfax and San Anselmo! 

Meet new people and socialize, learn new things, enjoy meals together and physical activities and games.  First time guests are welcome to attend a meeting for a $7 drop-in fee or seniors may join the RVS for only $25 per year.

The activity schedule is as follows:

11:00 – 12 noon          Social, walk, bocce ball (when at Fairfax Women’s Club) or board/card games.

12 noon–12:45 p.m.    Lunch – Be sure to RSVP @ 258-4669 so we’ll be able to plan for lunch.

12:45 – 2:00 p.m.        Speaker/Activity

Date

Location

Activities (12:45 start unless otherwise noted)

Thursday,

September 20

Whistlestop,

930 Tamalpais Avenue

San Rafael

12:30 lunch at Jackson Café (RSVP with Dana so RVS can reserve a table to sit together)

Thursday,

October 3

Fairfax Women’s Club Building, 46 Park Road

Historian Dick Miner to talk about the gardens on Alcatraz and history of Alcatraz.

Thursday, October 18

Whistlestop,

930 Tamalpais Avenue

San Rafael

12:30 lunch at Jackson Café (RSVP with Dana so RVS can reserve a table to sit together)

Thursday, November 7

Fairfax Women’s Club Building, 46 Park Road

TBA

Thursday, November 15

Whistlestop,

930 Tamalpais Avenue

San Rafael

12:30 lunch at Jackson Café (RSVP with Dana so RVS can reserve a table to sit together)

Thursday, December 5

Fairfax Women’s Club Building, 46 Park Road

Holiday Party and LITA gift wrapping, pot luck and annual talent show.

Thursday, December 20

Whistlestop,

930 Tamalpais Avenue

San Rafael

12:30 lunch at Jackson Café (RSVP with Dana so RVS can reserve a table to sit together)

The Ross Valley Seniors Steering Committee/Board Meeting is the third Monday of every month at 4:30 p.m. at the Bennett House, 53 Taylor Drive in Fairfax.  This group plans RVS events and activities.  All interested community members and seniors are welcome!

For more information, contact Dana Gibson at dgibson@townofsananselmo.org or 258-4669.

San Anselmo News, published weekly on Fridays, is available at the San Anselmo Town Hall, Library, on the Public Notice Bulletin Board. It is also available on the Town’s website, www.townofsananselmo.org, and by email subscription.