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League of Women Voters offers free facts pamphlet

The League of Women Voters branch for Los Gatos, Saratoga and Monte Sereno has compiled a free pamphlet of facts of interest to would-be or current voters, including voter registration information and the names, addresses, phone and fax numbers of the elected officials representing this area in national, state, county and local governments and schools.

Information and pamphlet copies are available by calling 867-VOTE.

Home composting workshop offered to Saratogans

The city of Saratoga is sponsoring a free community composting workshop on Aug. 9 from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. at the Saratoga Community Center, located at 19655 Allendale Ave. Master composters from the Home Composting Education Program (HCEP) for Santa Clara County are the instructors for this educational workshop.

Among the topics to be covered are how to recycle backyard wastes into "gardener's gold," how to use worms for composting food scraps into rich fertilizer and information about reducing landfill wastes and how to become a better gardener.

Preregistration is required. For more information, call the Master Composter "Rotline" at 299-4147.

Montalvo raises money, receives additional funding

The Villa Montalvo Capital Campaign drive, begun in the fall of 1995, has now brought in $3.2 million in funding necessary for capital improvement projects such as the now-renovated Carriage House Theatre. The millions were raised through more than 100 donations from individuals, corporations and foundations.

Because Montalvo raised these funds within a two-year timeframe, it qualified for and received a $250,000 grant from the Kresge Foundation, an independent, private foundation.

Montalvo is now raising money to furnish all 10 of the Artist Residency cottages by selling engraved bricks for the pathway in the artists' complex. Bricks range in price from $100 to $1,000. For more information, call 961-5811.

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