This time of year, it’s easy to drink too much at holiday parties. Health officials remind party hosts that they’re responsible for helping their guests avoid driving-while-intoxicated.
Offer non-alcoholic beverages, stop serving alcohol at least 90 minutes before the end of the party, and make sure designated drivers or taxis are available to those who shouldn’t be driving.
Shasta County Public Health says almost 40 percent of all holiday traffic fatalities are alcohol-related. Hosts can help prevent such tragedies by centering their parties on activities rather than alcohol, and by making sure everyone gets home safe.
For more info, call Anita Joseph at 225-5410.
- Kelly and I attended a holiday party last night at Capone’s, the new nightspot downtown that replaced the old Clover Club. Nice bar. Perfect location, across from the Cascade Theatre. Redding’s downtown entertainment zone is really shaping up.
- A fancy toothpick once owned by author Charles Dickens has sold at auction for more than $9,000. I kid you not. Full story here.
- The Redding Rancheria Community Fund recently handed out grants worth $86,800 to seven organizations that help the homeless. Way to go!
- Astronomers reportedly are finding lots of new planets outside of our solar system, including a sultry water world where the temperature hovers around 400 degrees. Some of these planets are similar enough to Earth that they might harbor life forms. Full story here.
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