“Rt. 66 West to East and Back.” This contemporary quilt pieced by Jackie Owens and quilted by Marian Drain came together from a road trip from Lakeport to Florida stopping at fabric stores along the route. Courtesy photo.
LAKEPORT, Calif. – The Ladies of the Lake Quilt Guild invites entries for its 17th annual Falling Leaves Quilt Show.
The show will be held Saturday, Oct. 6, and Sunday, Oct. 7.
The show organizers are calling for quilts from within the community to include in our show.
Entry forms are available now through Aug. 11 on the group’s Web site, or by contacting Barbara Haddon at 415-209-3044 or This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..
You don’t need to be a member of the guild to enter your quilts. There is a need for quilts of all sizes as well as vignettes. Vignettes are small items such as baby quilts, doll quilts, table runners, placemats, garments, totes/purses or small wall hangings.
If you would like to enter your quilt, an entry form must be submitted by Aug. 11.
“Violet.” Beginning quilter Catherine Stone learned paper-piecing from a class given by Kathy Sweet. Stone received a ribbon from VIP Judge Lynne Bruner. Quilting was done by Marian Drain. Courtesy photo.
There is no limit on the number of quilts you may enter but each quilt entered must have its own entry form.
Quilters may choose to have their quilts or vignettes judged or to enter quilts and vignettes without judging. Many quilters find it beneficial to have their quilts judged, learning much from an impartial evaluation. The judges are very positive and will award ribbons in several areas.
The Ladies of the Lake Quilt Guild’s 17th annual Falling Leaves Quilt Show is held at the Lake County Fairgrounds in Lakeport on October 6 and 7. The hours on Saturday are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and on Sunday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
The guild welcomes all quilters, prospective quilters, and quilt lovers to its meetings and events.
For more information about the quilt guild, contact Terry Phelps at 707-274-1855 or visit the Ladies of the Lake Quilt Guild Web site at www.LLQG.org.
“Red, White & Blue Vintage Sampler.” Lela Prather pieced and quilted this traditional quilt with bright red, white and blues. Courtesy photo.
LAKE COUNTY, Calif. – Lake County Animal Care and Control has five dogs waiting for their new forever homes this week.
Dogs available for adoption this week include mixes of border collie, Labrador Retriever, mastiff, pit bull and shepherd.
Dogs that are adopted from Lake County Animal Care and Control are either neutered or spayed, microchipped and, if old enough, given a rabies shot and county license before being released to their new owner. License fees do not apply to residents of the cities of Lakeport or Clearlake.
If you're looking for a new companion, visit the shelter. There are many great pets hoping you'll choose them.
The following dogs at the Lake County Animal Care and Control shelter have been cleared for adoption (additional dogs on the animal control Web site not listed are still “on hold”).
This young male border collie is in kennel No. 11, ID No. 10334. Photo courtesy of Lake County Animal Care and Control.
Male border collie
This young male border collie has a short black and white coat.
He’s in kennel No. 11, ID No. 10334.
This female shepherd mix is in kennel No. 22, ID No. 10358. Photo courtesy of Lake County Animal Care and Control.
Female shepherd mix
This female shepherd mix has a short brown and black coat.
She’s in kennel No. 22, ID No. 10358.
This male mastiff mix is in kennel No. 26, ID No. 10191. Photo courtesy of Lake County Animal Care and Control.
Male mastiff mix
This male mastiff mix has a short tan and white coat.
He’s in kennel No. 26, ID No. 10191.
This male mastiff mix is in kennel No. 27, ID No. 10192. Photo courtesy of Lake County Animal Care and Control. Male mastiff mix
This male mastiff mix has a short tan and white coat.
He’s in kennel No. 27, ID No. 10192.
This male Labrador Retriever-pit bull mix is in kennel No. 31, ID No. 10082. Photo courtesy of Lake County Animal Care and Control.
Labrador Retriever-pit bull mix
This male Labrador Retriever-pit bull mix has a medium-length brown and black coat.
He already has been neutered.
He’s in kennel No. 31, ID No. 10082.
Lake County Animal Care and Control is located at 4949 Helbush in Lakeport, next to the Hill Road Correctional Facility.
Office hours are Monday through Friday, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., and 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., Saturday. The shelter is open from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday and on Saturday from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.
For more information call Lake County Animal Care and Control at 707-263-0278.
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Using observations from NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope and ground-based observatories, an international team of scientists have confirmed ′Oumuamua (oh-MOO-ah-MOO-ah), the first known interstellar object to travel through our solar system, got an unexpected boost in speed and shift in trajectory as it passed through the inner solar system last year.
“Our high-precision measurements of ′Oumuamua’s position revealed that there was something affecting its motion other than the gravitational forces of the Sun and planets," said Marco Micheli of ESA’s (European Space Agency) Space Situational Awareness Near-Earth Object Coordination Centre in Frascati, Italy, and lead author of a paper describing the team's findings.
Analyzing the trajectory of the interstellar visitor, co-author Davide Farnocchia of the Center for Near Earth Object Studies (CNEOS) at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) found that the speed boost was consistent with the behavior of a comet.
“This additional subtle force on ′Oumuamua likely is caused by jets of gaseous material expelled from its surface,” said Farnocchia. “This same kind of outgassing affects the motion of many comets in our solar system.”
Comets normally eject large amounts of dust and gas when warmed by the Sun. But according to team scientist Olivier Hainaut of the European Southern Observatory, “there were no visible signs of outgassing from ′Oumuamua, so these forces were not expected.”
The team estimates that ′Oumuamua’s outgassing may have produced a very small amount of dust particles – enough to give the object a little kick in speed, but not enough to be detected.
Karen Meech, an astronomer at the University of Hawaii’s Institute of Astronomy and co-author of the study, speculated that small dust grains, present on the surface of most comets, eroded away during ′Oumuamua's long journey through interstellar space.
"The more we study ′Oumuamua, the more exciting it gets," Meech said. "I'm amazed at how much we have learned from a short, intense observing campaign. I can hardly wait for the next interstellar object!"
′Oumuamua, less than half a mile in length, now is farther away from our Sun than Jupiter and traveling away from the Sun at about 70,000 mph as it heads toward the outskirts of the solar system. In only another four years, it will pass Neptune’s orbit on its way back into interstellar space.
Because ′Oumuamua is the first interstellar object ever observed in our solar system, researchers caution that it’s difficult to draw general conclusions about this newly-discovered class of celestial bodies. However, observations point to the possibility that other star systems regularly eject small comet-like objects and there should be more of them drifting among the stars.
Future ground- and space-based surveys could detect more of these interstellar vagabonds, providing a larger sample for scientists to analyze.
The international team of astronomers used observations from Hubble, the Canada-France-Hawaii Telescope in Hawaii, and the Gemini South Telescope and European Southern Observatory's Very Large Telescope in Chile.
The paper with the team’s findings appeared in the June 27 issue of the journal Nature.
JPL hosts CNEOS for the agency’s Near-Earth Object Observations Program, an element of the Planetary Defense Coordination Office within the agency's Science Mission Directorate. Hubble is a project of international cooperation between NASA and ESA. NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland, manages Hubble. The Space Telescope Science Institute (STScI) in Baltimore conducts Hubble science operations.
This illustration shows ‘Oumuamua racing toward the outskirts of our solar system. As the complex rotation of the object makes it difficult to determine the exact shape, there are many models of what it could look like. Credits: NASA/ESA/STScI
NORTHERN CALIFORNIA — A wildland fire that began in Yolo County on Saturday afternoon has grown rapidly and resulted in evacuations.
The County fire was first reported shortly after 2 p.m. Saturday at the area of County Road 63 and Highway 16 near Guinda in Rumsey Canyon, according to Cal Fire.
The fire has resulted in evacuations for an area west of Highway 16, with an evacuation center set up at Rumsey Grange Hall, officials said.
The County fire is reported to be moving into canyons and over ridges to the west of Highway 16.
A Cal Fire report issued just after 5 p.m. estimated the fire’s size at 1,000 acres.
About an hour later, radio reports from the scene estimated it had grown to almost 4,000 acres and was up against Blue Ridge in the Knoxville area, where spotting was occurring.
The fire is being driven by red flag weather conditions consisting of high temperatures, gusty winds and low humidities, Cal Fire said
Early Saturday evening, Cal Fire said there were 38 fire engines, 10 fire crews, 12 helicopters, seven dozers and eight water tenders, along with tankers and air attack working the incident.
Hotshot teams also were responding and more resources are on the way, Cal Fire said.
The County fire began shortly before a flareup occurred on the Pawnee fire east of Clearlake Oaks in Lake County, as Lake County News has reported.
That flareup resulted in another mandatory evacuation order for the Double Eagle Ranch subdivision as well as an advisory evacuation for residents south of Highway 20 between Morgan Valley Road and Highway 16.
A short time later, Highway 20 between Highway 53 and Highway 16 also was closed due to fire activity, authorities said.
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Stephanie McQueen Schieder submitted this photo of the flare up on the Pawnee fire on Saturday, June 30, 2018, as seen from Highway 20 east of Clearlake Oaks, Calif.
CLEARLAKE OAKS, Calif. – A rapidly moving flareup on the Pawnee fire Saturday afternoon began moving toward Highway 20 and led to a call for evacuations for the Double Eagle Ranch subdivision.
Just before 4:40 p.m. the Lake County Sheriff’s Office ordered a mandatory evacuation for the flareup.
On Saturday afternoon, reports from the scene indicated that an area of slopover – fire that had crossed a control line – in the Pawnee fire area had come alive, with a column of smoke visible from a distance.
The fire grew quickly and shortly before 4 p.m. was estimated to be between 50 and 100 acres in size, according to air attack.
Incident command then ordered evacuation notifications to be made to Double Eagle Ranch, which had just been allowed to repopulate on Thursday following a mandatory evacuation of several days due to the Pawnee fire.
Tankers, air attack, dozers and other resources are being directed to the scene.
At about 4:10 p.m. radio reports indicated there were concerns that the fire was bumping into Highway 20.
Just after 4:15 p.m., air attack indicated that the fire could run for several thousand acres if it isn’t stopped quickly.
Minutes later, it was reported that power was being cut to the Double Eagle Ranch, where evacuations were ordered again.
The sheriff’s office issued the evacuation order a short time later, with an evacuation center to be reopened at Lower Lake High School.
Incident command said the priority was to keep the fire from moving into Double Eagle Ranch.
The head – or most rapidly moving portion – of the fire is near Highway 20 while the heel, where it’s less intense, is in the area of Indian Valley Reservoir.
At around 4:45 p.m., the California Highway Patrol said Highway 20 from Highway 53 to Highway 16 had been closed due to fire activity.
Just after 5:15 p.m., the Lake County Sheriff’s Office issued an advisory evacuation notice for residents south of Highway 20 between Morgan Valley Road and State Highway 16.
“The Pawnee fire may expand beyond containment and continue to move south with current weather conditions,” the agency reported.
At about the same time, a large fire was burning in the Guinda area in neighboring Yolo County.
That incident, the County fire, was reported to be close to 1,000 acres after 4 p.m. Saturday, based on radio reports.
More information will be published as it becomes available.
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Cast members at a practice for the 2018 Shakespeare at the Lake production of “As You Like It,” in Lakeport, Calif. Courtesy photo.
LAKEPORT, Calif. – “Keep the squeeze going,” urged John Tomlinson, director of Shakespeare at the Lake’s upcoming production of “As You Like It,” a joint endeavor by Mendocino College and the Lake County Theatre Co. in cooperation with the Lake County Friends of Mendocino College and the city of Lakeport.
The play's cast is gathered together for rehearsal, starting the evening off with some team building exercises.
In “Pass the Squeeze,” participants join hands in a circle and squeeze the hand of the person on their left as soon as they feel their own right hand get a squeeze.
The game really gets going when a group member starts another squeeze going the opposite direction.
Nervous energy and giggles aplenty, the team building has officially begun.
The cast, many of whom are meeting for the first time, is an eclectic mix of about 20 actors. Some are very green actors with little experience. Others bring decades of training and have performed in dozens of shows. For at least one, As You Like It will be her very first time setting foot on a stage.
Regardless of their theatrical backgrounds, the cast and crew of the play all have a common goal: to bring quality live theater to Lake County. Hopefully they'll also have some fun along the way.
As rehearsal continues, this proves to be true. Tomlinson, Mendocino College theater instructor and founder of the Shakespeare at the Lake project, moves on to blocking the wedding scene, effortlessly moving actors around the space in a way that makes sense to them and to the audience.
Cast members follow direction, all the while getting to know the script, their characters, and each other. It is great fun to watch their friendships, some existing and some brand new, developing in real time.
Heads tossed back in laughter, joking elbows to the ribs, and silly sideways glances all weave their way through a very productive rehearsal. Having positive relationships with fellow cast members is crucial; a cast is a team like no other. Truly, it's more like a family.
In just a few short weeks, these students-turned actors-turned family will take the stage together in Lakeport's Library Park. They will don tie dye and flowing skirts and proudly present As You Like It, set in the 1960s.
Come be part of the extended hippie family on July 28 and 29 at 6:30 p.m.
The show is completely free of charge, made possible through sponsorships and donations. Concessions, including local beer and wine, will be available for purchase, with proceeds benefiting student scholarships.
If you are interested in sponsoring the production and supporting the availability of free live theater in your community, please contact Laura Barnes, Lake County Theatre Co., 707-533-3406, or Wilda Shock, Lake County Friends of Mendocino College, 707-263-7576.
Cast members of the 2018 Shakespeare at the Lake production of “As You Like It,” in Lakeport, Calif., take part in the “Pass the Squeeze” exercise. Courtesy photo.
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