WHAT’S NEW IN THE BLOOM
First 5 Lake County to Host “Building Resilience on Purpose” Webinar
On January 29 from 10:00 to 11:30, First 5 Lake County will host a 90-minute webinar led by author and researcher, Zach Mercurio. Zach is the author of, The Invisible Leader, as well as a speaker and ...
What’s Up This Week in The Bloom 1.22.21
This past week, we took our first walk of the year at Anderson Marsh State Park. It was sunny and warm, and we enjoyed our first picnic. I am thankful to live where there are many incredible outdoor a...
Get Paid to Write for The Bloom!
Thanks to local support The Bloom is now able to pay its writers. We’re currently looking for the following: $25 per poem/series of poems ($50 if exceptional) $25 for short fiction/creati...
Get Your Fill of Mouthwatering Treats at Castle Donuts
The case, filled with donuts, pastries, and treats, shines in the morning sun. Light glints off the glaze on an old-fashioned donut and shimmers on the maple bars. A woman pushes the door open, ...
Witter Springs Chronicles: A Good Day
Last Wednesday was a good day. Not that every day I can work and talk to my friends is not a good day. They are all good days. But yesterday was exceptional. I received two pieces of good news. One...
RECENT FOOD AND DRINK ARTICLES
Get Your Fill of Mouthwatering Treats at Castle Donuts
The case, filled with donuts, pastries, and treats, shines in the morning sun. Light glints off the glaze on an old-fashioned donut and shimmers on the maple bars. A woman pushes the door open, ...
Healing Through Wine: Beaver Creek Winery
Once the pavement ends, it’s like entering another world, peaceful, calm, filled with light and laughter. Massive valley oaks arch overhead, shading the fire pit and picnic area. Bamboo wi...
RECENT PRESS RELEASES
First 5 Lake County to Host “Building Resilience on Purpose” Webinar
On January 29 from 10:00 to 11:30, First 5 Lake County will host a 90-minute webinar led by author and researcher, Zach Mercurio. Zach is the author of, The Invisible Leader, as well as a speaker and ...
Lake Family Resource Center Recognizes January as Human Trafficking Awareness Month
In 2007, the United States Senate ratified the resolution establishing January 11th as National Human Trafficking Awareness Day. President Obama first declared January as National Slavery and Human Tr...
Provide Input for Fire Risk in Lucerne
Special guest speaker Laurel Bard with Clear Lake Environmental Research Center (CLERC) in partnership with the Lake County Resource Conservation District and the Lake County Risk Reduction Authority ...
Apply for the Youth Preparedness Council
Do you know a teen who has a passion for preparedness? FEMA is accepting applications for its 2021 Youth Preparedness Council (YPC). Since 2012, FEMA has brought youth from across the Nation together....
Lakeport Hosts COVID-19 Testing
The Silveira Community Center, 500 N. Main Street, will be a COVID-19 testing site on Mondays, Fridays and Saturdays, 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. Testing will be available to all residents; minors may be t...
Lakeport Police Announces New Trainee
Katie Morfin is being welcomed to the Lakeport Police Department as its newest police trainee. She is a lifelong resident of the community who previously worked as a Lake County Probation Officer. She...
Join Redbud Audubon on Zoom for a Look at the Diminutive Saw-whet Owl
The Redbud Audubon Society is presenting a Zoom program this Thursday, Jan. 21 at 7 p.m. entitled Northern Saw-whet Owl Monitoring Project. These little birds are all around us, year-round, fighting o...
Poetry Out Loud Competition Announces Local Winners, Sends Emily Maccario to State Competition
The Lake County Arts Council announces the winners of the Lake County Poetry Out Loud competition! The First Place Winner was Emily Maccario from Middletown High School. Second Place Runner-Up was Ka...
RECENT COLUMNS
What’s Up This Week in The Bloom 1.22.21
This past week, we took our first walk of the year at Anderson Marsh State Park. It was sunny and warm, and we enjoyed our first picnic. I am thankful to live where there are many incredible outdoor a...
Witter Springs Chronicles: A Good Day
Last Wednesday was a good day. Not that every day I can work and talk to my friends is not a good day. They are all good days. But yesterday was exceptional. I received two pieces of good news. One...
RECENT ARTS ARTICLES
On New Year’s Eve: Poetry by Joyce Anderson
I dance with the dead
extending my hands to
an ever-expanding circle
of passed loved ones and friends.
Holding fast to their memories
I dance about the room
to the beat of the moment,
circling ...
Hope, Pretty, Dream – Short Fiction by Jennifer Mills Kerr
When I was four, my father gave me a crystal rabbit. Translucent yet cloudy, the figure symbolized mystery to me, though at such a young age, I could not begin to give the rabbit a story. Instead, I g...
RECENT HISTORY ARTICLES
Lake County History, Chapter 117: The White Cap Murders, Part 8
John Archer, a Scotsman, was the man who broke the case for the prosecution. Six of the men had agreed to tell all. They spilled the beans on the four ringleaders; Staley, Osgood, Chadwick, and Blackb...
Lake County History, Chapter 116: The White Cap Murders, Part 7
Four more days later, after the weekend, on February 10, Sheriff Boggs re-opened the court. All parties being present and ready for business, the jury was called, all answering to their names and bein...