Editor, If you are like me, change is tough. We already separate recycle items. Who wants to separate food scraps, and dirty napkins? Well, not me. However, I was recently made aware why we need to do this. It’s the law as of Jan. 1, 2023. Cities throughout California are adopting these programs—they have to. So, what do we do with all the food scraps before we take it out to the bin outside?

This is one story in an occasional series profiling some of LW’s most long-lived residents, those who have reached the enviable age of 100 years or more. The series is running in connection with the Golden Age Foundation centenarian event held April 20. In most cases, a family member or friend has written the stories. by Randy Koehm special to the LW Weekly George Koehm was born on the family