The Lake County Land Trust is hosting Georgina Marie, Lake County’s Poet Laureate for 2020-2024, at a Nature Journaling event at the Land Trust’s Rodman Preserve, 63350 Westlake Rd. Upper Lake, on July 2 starting at 9 a.m.
The Lake County Land Trust’s Rodman Preserve at 6350 Westlake Dr. near Upper Lake is continuing to welcome visitors on Saturdays but hours have changed to 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. The previous 10 a.m. opening is not appropriate for summer because of the heat. The preserve offers a moderate one-and-a-half-mile walk where visitors will see birdlife and even some mammals like foxes and coyotes.
We follow the journey of Ivey Camille Manybeads Tso, an award-winning queer Navajo filmmaker whose new film “Powerlands” shows how corporations like Peabody, the world’s largest private coal company, have devastated her homeland. She also connects with Indigenous communities in Colombia, the Philippines, Mexico, and Standing Rock facing the same struggle.
The Mendocino-Lake Community College District has opportunities for qualified community members to run for November 2022 board elections for trustee area #2 and #5 (Mendocino County), and area #6 (Lake County). Trustees are appointed for a four-year term. Interested candidates must complete a packet. The candidate filing dates are July 18, 2022, to August 12, 2022. Anyone interested should contact the County Registrar of Voters for details.
The Clear Lake Trowel & Trellis Garden Club hosted the Mendo-Lake District meeting at Hans and Carol Dobusch’s property in Kelseyville.
The Kelseyville Unified School District is seeking a full-time Art Teacher for Kelseyville High School. This is an excellent opportunity for the right person! Candidates with a Bachelor’s Degree may teach while earning a credential.
Baconfest was enjoyed by thousands of enthusiasts in downtown Kelseyville on Sunday afternoon. Eleven local restaurants participated in the competition: Twin Pine Casino, Grillagan’s Island, Danny’s Roadside BBQ, Ripe Choice Catering, Kitchen Catering, Cook It Ip Pizza, Saw Shop Public House, Lake Event Design, Red’s at the Skyroom, Bad Ass BLT, and O’Meara Bros. brewery all competed for the People’s Choice Award, a Bacon Master Chef’s Hat, and $500. $250 went to the second-place winner and $100 to the third-place.
After two years of being closed to the public, the Friends of Taylor Observatory would like to welcome you back to Taylor Observatory with a star party. Come learn how to locate objects in the night sky, how to use a telescope, and a variety of other skywatching topics. We will have a variety of telescopes set up to observe deep-sky objects. Amateur astronomers are encouraged to bring their telescopes. Please dress appropriately for the weather and bring something to sit on.
Continuing its mission to develop and support small businesses, the nonprofit, 1Team 1Dream, is sponsoring the annual Hands Up Lake County Small Business Competition. There is still time to apply by the deadline.
The official visitor’s map published by the Lake County Tourism Improvement District (LCTID) received its initial distribution of 1,000 copies at the San Francisco/Bay Area Travel & Adventure Show held in Santa Clara in May. The region has been identified as a key area by the LCTID for marketing Lake County hospitality businesses and attractions. A total of 70,000 maps were produced in cooperation with Topographics for production and Medium Giant, the media and marketing agency in contract with the LCTID since 2019, according to Brian Fisher, executive director of the organization.
Anderson Marsh Interpretive Association (AMIA) is partnering with the City of Clearlake and California State Parks to plant 100 native Valley Oaks at Anderson Marsh State Historic Park. The trees will be planted in the fall of 2022.
North Coast Opportunities, Inc (NCO) invites qualified Subject Matter Experts (SME) to join the California Wildfire Mitigation Program (CWMP) Home Hardening Initiative. NCO seeks qualified companies and individuals to provide historical, cultural, and biological resource services as described in NCO’s SME Request for Proposals. More information and a detailed Scope of Work is available at www.ncoinc.org.
Thousands of income-eligible customers in the North Coast could save 18% on their monthly electric bill by enrolling in Pacific Gas and Electric Company’s (PG&E) Family Electric Rate Assistance (FERA) Program.
With most of the state in a severe or extreme drought, millions of residents are thinking about wildfire season. As part of Pacific Gas and Electric Company’s (PG&E) comprehensive strategy to mitigate wildfire risk, several projects are underway in Lake County to harden the electric system and build a safer and more resilient grid for our customers and communities. In Lake County, PG&E plans to underground approximately 15 miles of overhead distribution powerlines and harden 21 miles in high fire-threat areas to reduce wildfire risk in 2022.
On the first official day of summer Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) shares strategies to help customers save energy and keep costs down as temperatures continue to rise. Customers can utilize these simple steps, free tools, and programs to minimize the impact of summer heat on energy bills.
The Public Services Office and the Eastlake Landfill will be closed Monday, July 4th, 2022 in observance of the Fourth of July Holiday.
Join The Middletown Art Center (MAC) for their second annual JUNETEENTH Celebration– featuring live music, local artists, delicious food, and beverages on June 19th from 7-10 pm. Celebrate emancipation, freedom, and triumph through the power of the arts with yet another amazing night of live music and dance, outdoors at the MAC. It’s a great way to celebrate with your favorite Dad, too, as Father’s Day and Juneteenth fall on the same day this year!
The National Endowment for the Arts (NEA), in partnership with Arts Midwest, has announced support for 62 nonprofit organizations to hold NEA Big Read programming in 2022-2023. Among the grantees is the Lake County Library. In total, the NEA is investing $1,071,140 to support programming centered around one of 15 different contemporary books, with the aim of inspiring meaningful conversations, artistic responses, and new discoveries and connections in participating communities.
The Department of Veterans Affairs National Center for Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) estimates that 6% of people in the United States will experience PTSD at some point in their lifetime; approximately 12 million U.S. adults experience PTSD each year. In 2010, the U.S. Senate declared June 27 National Post-traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) Awareness Day, and the entire month of June was designated National PTSD Awareness Month in 2014.
What are your recreational and aquatics facilities needs and desires? What’s missing in your community? Please complete the Lake County Region Recreational and Aquatics Facility Survey by June 20, 2022: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/R2FGY2J
Representatives of the Lakeport Police Department and the Lakeport Fire Protection District jointly recognized Larry Richardson of Lakeport for his acts of heroism performed in September 2021.
Lake County Women’s Civic Club opened up applications for $10,000 to all local nonprofits in Lake County. “Once we narrowed down the applications to the top 6, we had each organization come to a board meeting to present on the need/project request of how the $10,000 will make an impact,” stated President Helen Finch. On Friday, at the Lake County Women’s Civic Club monthly meeting, they presented the Northshore Youth Club with a $10,000 check.
To commemorate the end of her project year and celebrate the literary arts in Lake County, Guardado is hosting a Poetry Tour of free poetry workshops and readings around the county. All are welcome to attend and all levels of writers are welcome, including beginners. Events are free to attend and no advance registration is required.
It has long been a dream of the Lake County Land Trust (LCLT) and local citizens to place directional signs at the summit of Rabbit Hill to point out each significant peak in the panoramic 360-degree view of the surrounding mountains, including St. Helena, Cobb, and Harbin. On a recent Saturday morning, the signage project was started with the help of Hidden Valley Lake resident Jean Goulart, who has become a volunteer for the LCLT and will be overseeing the Rabbit Hill Park.
The next in the series of monthly “Second Saturday” Guided Nature Walks at Anderson Marsh State Historic Park will be held on Saturday, June 11th, beginning at 8:30 am.
