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THE UKIAH DAILY JOURNAL Lifest THE LIBRARY FILE Summertime: By SUSAN J. SPARROW hear an author read their own work brings another dimension to the written Word. This week we have two opportunities. Writer's Read at the Emerald Cafe tonight at 7 p.m. will feature Giancarlo Campagne, a MFA in Poetry students at San Francisco State.

Open mike time precedes the featured reader. On July 29, from 1 to 2:30 p.m., Natasha Yin will read from children's book, "Otto's Rainy Day." I love this book. It's a modern story of a mom working on her computer at home on a rainy day. Otto loves rainy days and wants to be out playing, but must amuse himself inside. His misadventures are so like two of my grandchildren's as lo make me laugh.

Ultimately it is the power of love that wins The vibrant watercolor illustrations by Pamela Levy bring Ihis well written and delightful to life. Yin was born in Malaysia. received her B.S. in English with an emphasis on Avriting from Dominican Col- She lives in Ukiah where works as a social worker supervisor. This is her first children's book, but hopes to turn it into a series.

Her publishing is writer's dream. She picked Charlesbridge Publishing's from Literary Market Place and sent them her manu- They accepted. Thanks bringing this story to life. It will have a permanent place on my children's shelf. produces an excellent line of children's books including the Counting book.

Look for them at your local bookstore. Don't forget to keep cleaning out your good used books for the upcoming Friends of the Library psed book sale Aug. 26 and 27. if you need help transporting (hem, call the Saturday Afternoon Club voice mail at 4678229. Money raised from this sale, as well as other fund-raising, helps supplement the library's book and equipment budget and make possible the purchase of new chairs and curtains and keeping the carpets 'clean.

And continuing in our occa- isional Sci. Fi. reviews, here's one from Richard 'Kaderli "The Light of Other by Arthur C. Clarke and Stephen Baxter: Consistently Clarke has cutting edge speculative fic- in the SCI-FI genre. This is a novel whose theme the reader's intellect it inspires his imagination.

I find that most of Clarke's novels are not as entertaining as the ones he has 'written alone. "3001: The Final XDdyssey," a solo work in which 'he wrote terrific ideas in sketchy outline rather than polished prose, would be the exception side from this novel his solo writing is his best work. I want to recommend "The of Other Days" for his ideas and his collaborator's writing; in "Stephen Baxter," Clarke has found a writer whose style retraces his own found in "The and the Stars" and "Childhood's End." I can barely tell anything about it without giving away the story. In this novel "science" is the star: physics, astronomy, biology and also guess that the characters are Memorable due directly to Baxter's effort. Unfortunately the authors were unable to pick just one of the central characters to the main protagonist, and this weakened the character development slightly.

Bobby, the arrogant son, is the primary candidate but Kate, the honest reporter, is far more likable and has the reader's sympathy By LEEANN LAMBERT The Daily Journal aving a barbecue is a great way to enjoy the out-of-doors, eat well and get out of slaving over a hot stove especially during hot summer days. But eating the traditional barbecue meal of hamburgers, hot dogs, meats dripping in barbecue sauce, potato salad and more, isn't the way to keep your summertime figure slim and trim, says Weight Watchers information. However, there are ways to savor the sumptuous flavor and sizzle of the grill without having to worry about when and where your delicious meal will end up on you. You know the saying, "A moment on the lips, but forever on the hips." Some of the suggestions Weight Watchers makes to lighten your barbecue calorie load, is to eat summertime fruits and vegetables that "allow even the most weight conscious person the creativity to experiment with new tastes by mixing herbs and spices to create mouthwatering dishes," says Maria Walls, a senior nutritionist for Weight Watchers. "And grilling can be a low-fat method of cooking," she adds.

Here are some other tips for getting or keeping a svelte summertime figure: Drink a tall glass of freshly brewed iced tea or refreshing ice water while cooking and enjoying your barbecue. Freeze a prepared low calorie powdered beverage mix in ice cube trays. Keep them in a plastic bag in the freezer and just add a couple cubes to your water for a shot of flavor. If you're an iced coffee fan, you can do the same with leftover coffee. Scoop or slice store bought ice cream from the container into individual portions and wrap in plastic wrap.

The next time you have a craving for ice cream, you can enjoy a pre-portioned serving from the freezer. Go crazy with vegetables. Summer, with its bounty of colorful veggies is the perfect season to start a lifetime habit of healthy-eatings Make vegetable kabobs and add low-fat seasonings. Don't mistake hunger for thirst. Make sure your body is fully hydrated to avoid snack attacks.

Offer colorful fruit'desserts instead of pies and cakes. The variety will add a little spark to the buffet. Reinterpret the traditional mayonnaise based potato macaroni salads by creating a new dish with vinegar, spices and dressing. It doesn 't mean it has to be a high calorie time Pink Grapefruit and Have a lower calorie vegetarian burger (70 to 140 calories depending on variety) on a slice of French bread (79 calories) and save between 200 to 275 calories over a regular hamburger on a two-piece bun (424 calories). Have grilled fish (179) and take the skin off of chicken before cooking it and save yqurself more cajories.

Eating a slice of watermelon (51 calories) rather than" a piece of Angel Food cake with berries and whipped cream (215), saves you over 150 calories. Eat fruit salad (125) rather than a piece of apple pie (438) and save even more. Marinate your meats in low calorie Italian dressing (35 calories) rather than using barbecue sauce (48 calories per cup). Raspberry Granita Weight Watchers also has some recipes that calorie-conscious folks can try: Grilled Deviled Flank Steak 1 T. plus 11.

reduced calorie tub margarine 1 T. plain dried bread crumbs 1 T. minced scallions grainy mustard 11. Worcestershire sauce 2 cups sliced green bell peppers 2 medium tomatoes cut into slices 1 15-oz. trimmed flank steak Prepare grill for medium fire: spray grill basket with nonstick cooking spray.

In a small bowl, combine margarine, bread crumbs, scallions, mustard and Worcestershire sauce; set aside. Arrange peppers and tomatoes in pre- pared grill basket (or use kabob skewers). Place steak on grill; grill steak and vegetables 5 minutes. Turn steak and vegetables, spread top of steak with margarine mixture. Grill 5 minutes longer or until steak and vegetables are done to taste.

Remove from heat; let steak stand 5 minutes before carving across the grain in this diagonal slices. Divide evenly among 4 plates and serve with of the vegetables. Wilted Coleslaw Makes 4 servings 1 c. shredded green cabbage 1 c. shredded carrots c.

slivered red bell pepper c. slivered red onion 21. olive oil 21. white wine vinegar 11. granulated sugar celery seeds Prepare grill for medium fire.

In medium bowl, combine cabbage, carrots, pepper, onion, oil, vinegar, sugar, celery seeds and salt. Transfer to center of double layer of heavy-duty, extra-wide foil. Make packet by bringing 2 sides of foil up to meet in the center and pressing edges together in two inch folds. The fold the edges of each end together in two folds. Allow room for packet to expand, crimp edges together to seal.

Grill vegetables 15 to 18 minutes, until cooked through. Remove from grill and open packet carefully, as hot steam will escape. Divide evenly among 4 plates and serve. Pink Grapefruit and Raspberry Granita Makes 6 servings 2 c. pink grapefruit juice 1 c.

fresh or drained and thawed frozen raspberries c. superfine sugar In a medium bowl, combine the juices and raspberries and mix. Set a fine-mesh sieve over a 2- quart, freezer-safe container with a tight-, fitting lid. Pour the raspberry mixture through the sieve; press the raspberries to extract as much juice as possible, discarding the seeds. Add the sugar to the raspberry puree; stir to mix well.

Freeze, covered, stirring with a fork every 30 minutes until frozen, about 6 hours. Tip: If you don't have superfine sugar on hand, process granulated sugar in a blender until it's very fine. COMMUNITY NEWS Toastmasters installs officers Ukiah Toastmasters International recently combined a potluck and installation of officers. New officers are President Mike Papin, Vice President Membership Steve Rains, Vice President Public Relations Betty Touchon, Vice President Education Jim Williams, Sergeant-at-Arms Norm McLean, Secretary Nancy Rudig and Treasurer Phil Towle. The purpose of the club is to learn to communicate more effectively in a comfortable setting and to have fun.

The Ukiah Toastmasters Club meets every Friday at 6:30 a.m. at the Washington Mutual Bank conference room, 700 S. State St. Guests are always welcome. For information call 462-9459, or 463-4539.

Poetry tonight at Emerald Cafe Writer's Read at the Emerald Cafe continues with featured reader Giancarlo Campagne tonight 7 to 9 p.m. Giancarlo is a MFA in poetry student at San Francisco State University. Open mike time precedes on a first come basis. Get there early to sign up. The Emerald Cafe is located at 205 S.

State Ukiah. For more information, call Susan at 467-9158, or Maggie at Mendo- cino Books, 468-5940. Blood drive today will be $5 for one, $8 for two, and $10 for three tables. Use of kitchen will also be available for use. For more and table reservations, call 462-7937 or 46.3-1304.

Molgaard on Women's Voices Anne Molgaard will be Val Muchowski's guest on "Women's Voices" on KZYX 90.7 FM and KZYZ 91.5 FM on Monday Molgaard is the executive director of Mendocino County Children and Families First Commission which distributes the Prop. 10 tobacco tax money. She will discuss the short and long term goals of the commission and How the funds will be distributed. Class reunion this weekend See LIBKARY, Page 5 The Blood Bank of the Redwoods will be at the Veterans Hall, 293 Seminary from 3 to 7 p.m. for the Veterans of Foreign Wars Blood Drive today.

Blood is in short supply this summer, and it only takes about an hour to donate. First time donors must have identification. For more information, or to reserve a time, call 462-7937. There will also be a flea market at the Veterans Hall this Saturday and Sunday. This will be for vendors only, and sponsored by the Veterans of Foreign Wars.

Vendors can set up at 4 p.m. Table rentals The Ukiah High Class of 1965, will hold their reunion Friday, Saturday and Sunday. Meet at the Pub in the Canterbury Room on Friday, July 28, cocktails at 7 p.m. Saturday, July 29, play golf at the Ukiah Golf Course. Those not playing golf can attend the social held at the corner of Pine and Walnut Streets, beginning at noon.

The reunion dinner will be held at the Ukiah Fairgrounds starting at 7 p.m. Live music will be performed by Ducky WoolgrOWCrS barbeCUC Inong: Say goodbye at Todd Grove Park on Sunday. Anyone with information on missing classmates, call Bill Hoover at 462-6785 or Ken Ramsey at 485-8899. will sponsor an entomology hike. Local entomologists David Poarch and Karen LaMoncha will teach hikers about insects and their fascinating ecology.

This hike has a physical exertion rating of moderate. For more information, and to make required advance reservations, call Sanctuary Forest at 986-1087. Iris Society holds rhizome sale The Redwood Iris Society will hold its annual rhizome sale Saturday at Longs Shopping Center. The sale will begin at 8 a.m. and continue until all rhizomes are sold or to noon whichever comes first.

Most rhizomes are for tall bearded iris and most are from members' own gardens. Because the Redwood Iris Society hosted the Regional meeting of Region 14 in Ukiah, this year some of the rhizomes will be "guest iris" which are late introductions that were donated by commercial gardens. Come early. All rhizomes are $2.50 each, or five for $10 a real bargain when many of the offerings sell for $5 to $20 in the iris catalogs. There will also be $5 "grab bags" which contain 10 to 12 iris rhizomes of mixed colors.

For more information, call Lois Cook, chairperson, at 462-7047. Sanctuary Forest hikes scheduled On Saturday, Sanctuary Forest is sponsoring a bjrd-breeding Hike. Local naturalist Kevin Dyer will share his birding expertise as hikers observe local species and their nesting activities. This hike has a physical exertion rating of easy. On Sunday, Aug.

13, Sanctuary Forest Sunday, July 30, at 10 a.m. the Wool Growers will hold its annual lamb barbecue at the Boonville Fairgrounds. The event offers the public a chance to taste barbecued locally produced lamb that is served by the members of the Mendocino-Lake County Wool Growers Association. This family fun event kicks off with a working sheep dog trial in the grandstand at 10 a.m. Admission to the dog trials is $2 for adults, $1 for seniors and kids under 12, Lunch is served at noon with a full plate costing $10, half plate for $6.

Families can enjoy watching local Mendocino and Lake County youth show their feeder or registered ewe lambs in a Jack-Pot lamb show. Lambs will be weighed in at 10 a.m., and the show will start at approximately 11 a.m. All youth entering the show will pay $5 per animal; entry fee and will receive a special collector's t-shirt (one per child). For additional' information, call Jerry Nunn at Other attractions going on during the! barbecue are the demonstrations and products for sale by the local hand spinner and weavers, music, a pie and cake auc-' tion, and the infamous chicken gamble. Support group for Fibromyalgia sufferers The Ukiah Fibromyalgia-Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Support Group holds its meetings the second and fourth Wednesdays of every month from 1 to 3 p.m., at 880 N.

Bush St. in the Health Department Annex. The meetings are always free, and we offer support and hand-outs. Are you experiencing any of the following: a crushing exhaustion or lack of endurance; widespread head-to-toe muscle and ligament pain; joint pain; memory loss or concentration problems; depression; headaches; sleep disorders; anxiety; fever or low grade temperature; limb weakness; chemical sensitivity; digestive disorders; swollen glands; sore throat; herpes, For more information, call Linda at 462-6725, or Carolyn at 462-5603. Liberty Belles hold luncheon The "Liberty Belles Luncheons," the' monthly luncheon buffet for women, will! be held at the Elks Lodge Wednesday, Aug.

2, at the Elks Lodge on Hastings: Road from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. i Bring a friend, co-worker, relative and 1 chat with other women in the area at this! monthly fund-raising luncheon held the' first Wednesday of each month. Cost is $5..