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COMMUNITy NEWS | FOUR SEASONS BREEZE | DECEMBER 2014 7 Neighborly Notes By Bobbie Eckel Holiday Waste RemindeR: Waste Management will pick up Christmas trees for the first two weeks following Christmas on your regular collection day. Trees taller than six feet must be cut in half. Please remove all decorations, including tinsel, ornaments, lights and tree stands. Flocked trees will be collected but cannot be recycled. Christmas Day falls on a Thursday this year. There will be no changes in Waste Management pick up for the month. GeneRal Waste manaGement: Reminder to new residents: Four Seasons trash bins are normally collected on Tuesdays. Please place all waste in the appropriate container (trash cart: burgundy which is for household waste which cannot be recycled; gray recycling bin which contains newspapers, cardboard, aluminum cans, plastics, etc.; green waste carts which contains grass, tree branches, garden trimmings, etc.). Carts should be placed at the curb by 6 am on your pick-up day. Carts should have handles facing your home and should be at least two feet apart to allow for the truck arms to envelope the bin and dump your bin material into the truck bed. Waste Management requests that you do not place green waste (in your green bins) into plastic bags. Pick up schedules will be changed only on New Year's Day, Memorial Day, 4th of July, Labor Day, Thanksgiving Day, and Christmas Day if they make a difference to your normal pick-up day. lodGe Holiday HoURs: Lodge holiday hours for Christmas, Dec. 25, are the same as for previous years. The facility closes on Wednesday, Dec. 24, at 3 pm. The Lodge will be closed all day on Thursday, Dec. 25. The facility will reopen at 9 am on Friday, Dec. 26. For those who are attending the New Year's Gala, the Lodge will close at 5 pm on Dec. 31 and will reopen prior to the Gala event time. WinteR WisH: Don't forget the Winter Wish project. This annual event is a Christmas gift and food program for the families of the school children of Beaumont. The Winter Wish tree in the Lodge has tags with the children's names. Last year Four Seasons residents contributed to more than 140 families. The last day to return your wrapped gifts to the project is Saturday, Dec. 6. If you prefer to send a monetary donation to the Winter Wish project, you can send a check to Winter Wish at the Chamber of Commerce, 726 Beaumont Avenue, Beaumont, CA 92223. Write "Attention Donna Lester" on the envelope. sUbmittinG to tHe bReeze: For those committee/group members who will be writing articles for the Breeze in the new year, please read the Submission Guidelines on the last page of the Breeze (before the mailing address page). Articles for the next month must be submitted to fourseasonsnews@yahoo.com before noon on the 9th of each month. It takes a week or so before the proofing is complete; then another one or two weeks before printing and mailing processes are completed. I realize that it is difficult to write for the next month, but try to remember the month you are aiming for – and date your activities appropriately. senioR cRaft faiR: Just a reminder that the Beaumont Senior Center Craft Fair will be held on Saturday, Dec. 13 from 5 pm to 9 pm at the Beaumont Civic Center, 550 E. 6th Street, Beaumont. They are featuring gifts, ceramics, home décor, ornaments and jewelry and much more. For additional information, please all the Beaumont Senior Center, (951) 769-8539. cHRistmas PaRade: The Beaumont Christmas Light Parade will be on Saturday, Dec. 13, at 6 pm. The parade starts on Palm and 11th Street and ends at the Beaumont Civic Center. Hot cocoa, coffee and cookies will be served free of charge at the Civic Center after the parade. senioR neWsletteR: Another reminder: if you are interested in happenings in Beaumont, do sign up for the Beaumont Sr. Services Newsletter by calling (951) 769-8539 on Monday – Thursday, 8 am – 4 pm or Friday, 8 am – 3 pm. befoRe yoU cRiticize… Words to live by from the Internet: "Before you criticize someone, you should walk a mile in their shoes. That way, when you criticize them, you're a mile away and you have their shoes."

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