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Radicchio More Common in Salads

Submitted by Lucero Benitez on Tuesday, February 15th, 10:33 am
Radicchio More Common in Salads

Michelangelo and oil paint. Beethoven and the piano. Salad makers and radicchio. Every artist has a signature tool for creating masterpieces. This sassy Italian redhead's arrival on the American salad scene is a sign that we're ready for bigger, bolder flavors.

The assertive flavor of radicchio, once only the darling of cutting-edge chefs, has penetrated the US salad market. No longer an "adult" ingredient, it is showing up in salads from McDonald's to the salad blends in the produce aisle. Blending it with other, milder greens and lettuces has made radicchio an everyday player in salads everywhere.

Now, American ingenuity in the kitchen is taking radicchio beyond the traditional tossed salad.

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Low, Low Cost Rabies Vaccination and Microchip Clinic

Submitted by Central Coast News Staff
Wednesday, February 9th, 2011, 3:40pm

Monterey County Animal Services invites pet owners to a rabies and microchip clinic

Salinas - Monterey County Animal Services is holding an Actual Cost Rabies Vaccination and Microchip Clinic on Friday, Feb. 18 from 3:30pm to 5:30pm.  The clinic will be held at the Animal Services facility at 160 Hitchcock Road in Salinas.

Rabies vaccinations will be only $6.00 each and microchips will be $26.00 each.  Dog licenses will also be available for those residents living in unincorporated Monterey County areas.  All dogs must be on leashes and cats must be in carriers.

All dogs and cats over the age of four months are required by law to be currently vaccinated against the rabies virus.  Dogs are required to be licensed within the County or City in which they reside.

For more information go to http://bit.ly/hOgFLO

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Massage therapists, hairstylists, others sought as hospice volunteers

Submitted by Central Coast News Staff
Tuesday, February 8th, 2011, 4:59pm

MONTEREY, Calif. — A haircut, a massage, a visit, or a ride to a doctor’s appointment is greatly appreciated and much needed by many people under hospice care. All those services are provided free by volunteers of Community Hospital’s Hospice of the Central Coast — and more volunteers are needed now.

Hairstylists and massage therapists are particularly needed, but volunteers are also needed to provide support, respite to caregivers, patient visits, and transportation, and to perform administrative duties, facilitate groups, and more. A training session for new volunteers begins March 15. Application deadline is Feb. 28. For more information, please contact Hospice Support Services at 649-7755.

Hospice of the Central Coast provides compassionate end-of-life care as well as a comprehensive healthcare program for people facing a life-threatening illness.

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Kids cooking in the D' Arrigo Kitchen

Submitted by Central Coast News Staff
Tuesday, February 1st, 2011, 12:57pm

Wednesday, March 16,2011 from 5:30pm -7:00pm

Class for ages 7-10 D'Arrigo facility location: 21777 Harris Road, Salinas, CA 93908. The cooking class will be lead by the talented, fun and creative chef Todd Fisher fro Food Concepts.

 

The class is $45 per child and parent/guardian are welcome to participate. Each child will get to choose between D'Arrigo apron or lunch boxand will receive a copy of the recipes prepared in class. Parents will get to shop in our Andy Boy mini farmers market for veggies, sip on wine and enjoy tasty creations prepared by their child in class.

There are only 20 seats available for children to participated in the cooking class so reserve your seats today! Call Claudia Pizarro-Villalobos at 831-455-4315 or cvillalobos@darrigo.com to be part of the healthy cooking party at D' Arrigo.

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26th Annual Together with Love Run/Walk

Submitted by Central Coast News Staff
Wednesday, January 26th, 2011, 5:45pm

This Valentin's Day join the Monterey County Rape Crisis Center for its 26th Anniversary of the TOGETHER WITH LOVE RUN/WALK, sponsored by Community Hospital of the Monterey Peninsula, at Lovers' Point Park in Pacific Grove. The 10K and 5K Races start at 9am., Rain or shine!

Registration is $32/person through January 31st and $37 after that through race day. The race is open to competitive runners, joggers, and fun walkers.

You can register on-line at www.mtyrapecrisis.org or call MCRCC at 831-373-3955 for a registration form. Volunteers are also needed for race day, if you would like to be a volunteer give MCRCC a call.

 

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Keeping Repeat DUI Offenders Off The Roads

Submitted by Central Coast News Staff
Tuesday, January 25th, 2011, 10:10am

SALINAS, Calif--The numbers are startling.  According to the Attorney General's Office, nearly 14,000 people were arrested in Monterey County back in 2008 for misdemeanor DUI.  Another 337 were felony DUI arrests.  Officers with the California Highway Patrol say those numbers are frustrating.

"Very much so," says Officer Robert Lehman, CHP.  "Especially when we see anybody get hurt.  Anybody get killed.  Even more so when it's an innocent party."

The problem though is keeping those drivers off the roads.  After your first offense, your license can be suspended for six months.  Second offense, two year license suspension.  Third offense, three years suspension.  At four years, that's when it becomes a felony, and your license is suspended for up to four years.  Officers and District Attorney's say that's not keeping drivers off the roads.

"Just because they don't have a piece of paper

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Many surgeons have contemplated suicide, study finds

Submitted by Kiki Jones on Tuesday, January 18th, 5:42 pm

A new study finds that as many as one in 16 U.S. surgeons harbored suicidal thoughts in the previous year, but few sought help from a mental-health professional.

Researchers analyzed surveys completed by 7,905 members of the American College of Surgeons in 2008 and found that 501 (6.3 percent) said they had thought about suicide within the past year.

Surgeons more likely to report suicidal thoughts included those who were aged 45 and older; they were 1.5 to three times more likely to have such thoughts than people in the general population. Divorced surgeons also had a higher risk. Being married and having children was associated with a lower risk, the study found.

Click here to read the full article from KIONrightnow.com

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