If you're interested in ways to protect the planet and your health there may be a website just waiting for you: www.GoGreenOnline.com

Some ideas on the site include:

* Progressively make changes in each room of your house

* What you can do improve your home, health and enviroment.

* Take the 20% Energy Challenge: set your own baseline and track your
progress.

* Learn key facts and improve your knowledge.

Come on down to the Ladies' Night Out at Filippi Winery on Wednesday, October 29th from 6-9 PM. There will be wine, food, shopping and prizes. 

Authors of the cook book: "Stud Muffin" and some hunky male models will be on hand to sign copies.

Joseph Filippi Winery: 12467 Base Line Road, Rancho Cucamonga

For ladies 21 and older

Tickets: $20

From:

Inland Valley's Fetch Pet Care and the ASPCA

Rancho de Philo, voted 2008 best dessert wine of the show at the LA County Fair
International Wine Competition, has sold its award winning Sherry - only one week a year - for more than 25 years.

This year's sale is from Nov. 8 through 16

Prices:

2008 blend - $24.95
2007 blend - $34.95
2006 blend - $39.95

Rancho de Philo Winery
10050 Wilson Avenue, Alta Loma
Phone: (909) 987-4208

FULL FREEWAY CLOSURES WEEK OF NOVEMBER 3

o Eastbound Interstate 10 at Live Oak Canyon Road is Scheduled to Close on :

November 5, from 11 p.m. to 5 a.m.

o Westbound Interstate 10 at Live Oak Canyon Road is Scheduled to Close on: November 6, from 10 p.m. to 4 a.m.

o Live Oak Canyon Road Bridge over Interstate 10 is Scheduled to Close on: November 5 and 6, from 10 p.m. to 5 a.m.

A full closure of Live Oak Canyon Road bridge at I-10, between 14th Street/Calimesa Blvd, and Outer Highway 10 South is scheduled on November 5 and 6, from 10 p.m. to 5 a.m. Freeway access will not be available, except for the following exceptions;

• Motorists traveling northbound on Live Oak Canyon Road will have access to the I-10 eastbound on-ramp both nights

• Motorists traveling southbound on Live Oak Canyon Road will have access to the I-10 westbound on-ramp during the November 5 closure only.

Contest Winner Will Receive Kitchen Makeover Worth More Than $9,000

ONTARIO, Calif. (Oct. 21, 2008) Who has the ugliest kitchen in Riverside and San Bernardino Counties? Granite Transformations of Ontario is about to find out. As part of the companys Ugliest Kitchen Contest, homeowners are asked to submit photos of their style-challenged kitchen by Oct. 31. The winning homeowner will receive a kitchen makeover valued at more than $9,000. To enter, please go to www.granitetransformations.com/Ontario.

For those homeowners who are still waiting for avocado green tiles to come back into fashion, this is the chance to make a giant style leap forward with beautiful new Granite Transformations countertops from its Ontario showroom located at 4295 Jurupa Street. Granite Transformations countertops are manufactured using 95 percent granite and a specially formulated polymer that is cast into lightweight slabs that are then custom cut and installed directly over existing countertops. The resulting transformation, from old and worn to beautiful granite countertops that resist scratching and staining, takes as little as one to two days.

To enter, homeowners simply need to send in the photo that best illustrates why their ugly, out-of-date kitchen deserves a makeover. Granite Transformations judges will do the rest. This is a contest that will show the dramatic transformation that can happen in one or two days using Granite Transformations unique installation process, which easily covers existing counters with beautiful new surfaces. Take your kitchen from ugly to gorgeous just in time for the holidays.

The winner of the Ugliest Kitchen Contest will receive Granite Transformations countertops and backsplash, a Wind Crest gas or electric cooktop, a new sink and a kitchen faucet set. Total makeover is valued at more than $9,000.

Tricks to a Healthy Halloween

1)      Plan Ahead.  Make a plan prior to Halloween so that you can keep tabs on what your children will be consuming on Halloween.  Talk to teachers (many schools hold Halloween events), party host(s) and neighbors to agree on the types treats to be handed out to children. 

2)      Negotiate with Kids. Talk to kids and set-up expectations for Halloween day.  Make sure that they do their homework and chores before trick-or-treating. 

3)      Dinner First.  On Halloween night, give children an extra-nutritious dinner before trick-or-treating.   It will reduce their appetite for sweets.  A meal filled with lean protein, whole grains and vegetables are the way to go!  Remember to serve a glass of low fat or nonfat milk with the meal for extra nutrition. Drinking milk is proven to strengthen teeth, prevent cavities, boost calcium, vitamin D and potassium levels.

4)      Non-Food Treats.  Consider handing out treats like themed school supplies like pencils and erasers to school-age children as they will come in handy for class.  Small toys are also appropriate in reducing the amount of candy children eat during Halloween.  Plus, they're fun!

5)      Power Trick-or-Treat.  Make sure children get enough physical activity to burn off excess sugar and fat.  Trick-or-treating can be a fun way to incorporate walking and exercise.  Plan a few extra loops around the neighborhood.  This process can tire out kids and prepare them to hit the sack when they get home.

6)      GOT  MILK?  Serving chocolate milk after trick or treating is a great, healthy treat.  It doesn't deprive kids of the chocolate closely associated with Halloween, while still providing them great nutrition.   If you want to help your kids sleep on Halloween night, a glass of warm low fat or nonfat milk prior to bed will do the trick.  Milk contains tryptophan which helps people snooze. 

7)      Set Limits.  Set boundaries with your child on how many pieces of candy they're allowed to eat on Halloween and while trick-or-treating.   Allow your children to make their own selections, but tell them they can only pick a few pieces.   

8)      Exchange Program.   Trade your children's Halloween candy for a desired toy to reduce candy consumption.  Many schools, doctors and dentists have similar programs.  Just ask! 

9)      Out of Sight. Out of Mind.  Bring candy to work or throw them away.  Kids don't eat what they can't see. 

10)  Set an Example.  Parents should also stay away from eating too much candy during Halloween.  They need to be role models for their children.

Courtesy of the California Milk Processor Board and the California Dietetic Association