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My friend Scott Hill arranges Colina Health Education presentations on health and mental health topics of interest in our community. The latest one is scheduled Sept 11, free to public, on Eating Disorders, what they are, what one can do. If you know someone with this issue, good place to get information, as that is what Scott's effort is about, education on these topics.

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Act of kindness is a treasure on Fourteenth Street, part of the Art Walk and one of the places I post posters at, chat with other artists.

Remember, Third Thursday Art Walk, hsa now 13 galleries or art stops to visit, most open during regular hours unlike our special event at State Theatre, this month featuring TARA TINSLEY as our music guest, and ten artists from our area and film Flash Gordon.

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A New Local Social-Networking Site

hmmmm, reading the vaccine story, was wondering MOJO, if the Bee or modestofamous consider adding a health category to items here. jim jdc104

My friend at Wellness Recovery is putting on a new group, support group, but for a mixed group, family and service providers included, to note the Recovery from....you name it, ....health, mental health, drugs, alcohol, homelessness,

For mental health clients in Modesto, Stanislaus County, as far as Stockton, or Merced, or if you can join us on Saturdays for nine weeks, I am in the Mentor One, instructor spot for a session of NAMI (national alliance for the mentally ill)  PEER TO PEER  classes, second time I've taught it, a class in relapse prevention, addressing advocacy, lifestyle issues, advance directives, and we hope empowerment toward coping better, or what is known as Recovery. 

Artist is noted to do real estate lookups for fun, just to see what my average house is worth if nothing else. Average price in modesto last month was $370,000 but market started in on these gimmicks to get you to buy, as quite a few out there. So.....remember we had a bust last month, evidently houses, cars, well, on the front page of yesterday's RE section, this ad made me wonder, 4/2 house, 374k, but besides all the great features, built in 2004, call realtor for details on the new mercedes that comes with right offer. Odd bonus to go with the average priced house in Modesto. I have a bike.

My brother Larry, still in top ten of US Chessplayers, former US champ 3 times visiting here from Boston, to see mom, and my birthday, has been taking a bit of time out from his tournament schedule, to revisit hardly his hometown as some have claimed, but where we moved to from Riverside, now 30 years ago, and see mom. Some of his schedule involves playing Golf with my brother who works at the City's parks dept. and he was so damned excited, scored his first birdie out in Escalon. Use that course beginners, they have been trying to drag me out there all week, since the used clubs showed up for my birthday, year 2 of my AARP eligibility.