Bonny Doon Presbyterian Church Quilt Raffle Ward Christmas Tree Ranch is selling raffle tickets for this year's Christmas quilt. The raffle is on December 21st after the church service. Please see that date below for a complete description. You do not need to be present to win. $2 per ticket / $20 for 12 You may also purchase tickets by calling 466-9724, emailing suecannon@yahoo.com, or joining us during our Sunday worship service. Funds raised from the quilt raffle go to the Bonny Doon Church building fund for a new church.

Saturday, December 6 1:00 pm to 4:00 pm: Book Signing Please help Nancy Kille launch her first book, "The Death Contingency". Meet Regan McHenry, a Santa Cruz, California Realtor, whose work puts her in the midst of mystery, mayhem and even murder.  The amateur crime solver uses tools and techniques she's learned during her career and skills she's honed as a keen observer of human nature to solve mysteries - just not always soon enough to stay out of trouble. The murder mystery is set in Santa Cruz and Bonny Doon.  You'll recognize local sites.  The Bonny Doon Volunteer Fire & Rescue Team even makes an appearance. Please join Nancy and husband Craig, a.k.a. chief editor, for a book signing at 301 Azalea Lane. (Turn off Empire Grade 1.25 miles below Felton Empire at Pineridge) Get your books personalized - they'll make fun holiday gifts for friends and family.  Large print available, too. Details at www.GoodReadMysteries.com or 427-1320.

Saturday & Sunday, December 6 & 7 10:00 am to 4:00 pm: Swanton Artisans Holiday Sale Shop locally this holiday season at the Swanton Artisans Holiday Sale at Swanton berry Farm. Selections include: jewelry, painting, ceramics, beeswax candles, homemade salves, dried wreaths, prints, note cards, ornaments, organic teas and coffees, and delicious food to take home. Visit with friends and neighbors and enjoy the festive farm while you shop.

Bonny Doon Volunteer Fire/Rescue, Inc. A Charitable Non-Profit Corporation (831) 426-1561   www.bonnydoonfire.com Telephone 911 For All Emergencies

Burn Season Begins December 1st.  Yard trimmings can be burned only on "burn days".  Telephone 1-800-CAL-BURN to hear the Monterey Bay Air Pollution Control District's daily recording declaring whether that day is a "burn day" or a "no burn day".  Their decisions are based on air pollution factors and not fire safety.  Before burning, residents should judge fire safety factors such as high winds.  Detailed regulations and fire safety information are available from the California Department of Forestry, 6059 Highway 9 in Felton, telephone 335-5353.  Some basic rules include: Material being burned must have grown on the property and should be dry. Burning is limited to daylight hours. An adult must be in attendance. Burn piles should be small and a safe distance from flammable vegetation and buildings. A water source should be available.

Thursday, December 11 1:00 pm to 3:00 pm: The Ladies of Bonny Doon The December holiday meeting is on the 11th at the usual time at Mickey Beebe's house, 846 Pine Flat Road. The club meets the fourth Thursday of most months and is open to all ladies of Bonny Doon.  It is a social and philanthropic group founded in 1942.  For information call President Larue Wilton at 425-3558 or Vice-President Barbara Louv at 426-3652.

Sunday, December 14 10:00 am: Bonny Doon Presbyterian Church Sunday Service 7065 Bonny Doon Road.  Call 426-6858 on church services. High Street Choir will perform with our choir for a musical service starting at 10am.

Saturday, December 20 8:00 pm: Annual Christmas Carol Sing at the Chapel Royal of Boomeria

Bill Visscher, spectacular pipe organist and organ builder, will be roaring out the carols on the 40 rank Baroque organ at The Chapel Royal of Boomeria.  Hot cider and cake will be served in the Crew's Quarters after the sing. Dress warmly. SEE and HEAR the Pipe Organ http://home.comcast.net/~pqboom/tour/pipeorgn.html You may print out an Internet map to Boomeria at 60 Verde Drive, Santa Cruz, CA 95060. Phone 426-2617.

Sunday, December 21 10:00 am: Bonny Doon Presbyterian Church Sunday Service 7065 Bonny Doon Road.  Call 426-6858 on church services. Children's Holiday Program starting at 10am.

Sunday, December 21 Bonny Doon Presbyterian Church Quilt Raffle $2 per ticket / $20 for 12 It has become a much loved annual tradition to make a quilt to raffle at our annual craft faire. As in past years, it is often a joint effort between several members of our church and our friends in the Bonny Stitchers. This year each quilter was given five irregularly shaped prints depicting a traditional family Christmas experiences of exchanging gifts and asked to complete a panel however they like from the prints. The freedom given to each quilter, accounts for the varied style throughout the quilt. In keeping with the theme of our traditional gift exchange, in the lower corner one of the panels has appliqué gift packages with large red bows. Tickets will continue to be sold through Sunday, December 21th, when the winning ticket will be chosen after church service. You do not need to be present to win. You may purchase tickets at Ward Christmas Tree ranch, or call 466-9724, or email suecannon@yahoo.com, or join us during our Sunday worship service. Funds raised from the quilt raffle go to the Bonny Doon Church building fund for a new church.

Battle Mountain News - Morgan Rankin - 426-6412 Keep up with all the events in Bonny Doon with the Battle Mountain News.  Arriving the first of every month at all 1100 Bonny Doon households, this is the best way to advertise in Bonny Doon.  Ads are due by the 24th of the month for the next month's edition.  Rates as of November 2008 are: $20 for up to 12 lines; $50 for 12 lines to a half-page; and $150 for half- to full-page.  Call the publisher, Morgan Rankin, at 426-6412, and deliver your ads to her at 222 Ice Cream Grade.

Wednesday, December 24 8:00 pm: Bonny Doon Presbyterian Church Christmas Eve Candlelight Service Everyone is welcome. Sunday Morning Service at 10:00 am. If you have never been to our Christmas Eve Candlelight Service, it is well worth the hour spent.  If you have been, come again!  7065 Bonny Doon Road Call 426-6858 for more information on church services.

Thursday, December 25

COMMUNITY CONNECTIONS
	Bosch Baha'i Conference Center, 500 Comstock Lane, 423-3387 Please see the Battle Mountain News or call for the schedule of events.
	Memories of the Mountain The Ladies of Bonny Doon This wonderful book is still available.  A "must have" for new and old Dooner's alike.  The Ladies of Bonny Doon Club produced this book in 2004.  Many Bonny Dooners contributed stories, pictures, and editing skills. Order your book online at authorhouse.com or call 800-839-8640.  $20.50 plus postage.