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UPPER LAKE, Calif. – After completing a 40-acre prescribed fire last week, fire managers plan to burn approximately 20 to 30 acres of slash piles on the Upper Lake Ranger District.
Forest officials said the burns will take place from Monday, Oct. 17, through Wednesday, Oct. 19.
These prescribed fires will occur around the Lakeview Campground and High Valley area just northeast of Lucerne, the forest administration reported.
The recent moisture across the forest will help prevent fire from spreading into the surrounding vegetation, officials said. Smoke will be visible in various areas in Lake County.
The ignition of all prescribed fires is dependent on the availability of personnel and equipment, favorable weather, conditions that minimize smoke impacts as best as possible, and California Air Resources Board approval.
The local air quality district manages the number of acres available to burn during allotted burn days based on the amount of projects proposed.
MIDDLETOWN, Calif. – The Middletown Art Center will host a forum for Middletown Unified School District Board candidates on Monday, Oct. 17.
The forum will begin at 5:30 p.m. at the center, 21456 Highway 175.
Candidates are Misha Grothe, Sean Millerick, Sandy Tucker and Helena Welsh.
The forum will be moderated by Larry Allen, a Cobb resident and retired representative for California Teachers Association, and Herb Gura, a Konocti Unified School Board member.
Everyone is encouraged to attend this forum. Supervised art activities will be available for children ages 4 and up for $5 in the back studio while parents participate in this important forum.
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LOWER LAKE, Calif. – Soroptimist International off Clear Lake is hosting a mystery dinner theater titled "Sour Grapes Of Wrath” on Friday, Oct. 21.
A few tickets at $40 per person are still available for the event, which will take place beginning at 5 p.m. at the Lower Lake Historic Schoolhouse Museum, 16435 Main St.
The dinner, to be catered by Fresh & Bangin', will include mixed green salad, roasted root veggies with herb sauce, cauliflower puree, roasted pork loin with lemon cream sauce and wine. Vegetarians can opt for the chili relleno. Desserts will be provided by great cooks who are members of Soroptimist.
The scenario: One year ago, Robert Killingsworth bought the farm. Six months later, he was dead - leaving his widow Elizabeth to tend to the fledgling vineyard and winery on the outskirts of California's wine country.
With mounting debts and no idea how to run a business, Elizabeth is desperate to sell the farm and recoup her losses. The fierce drought and shaky economy, however, have left the Killingsworth farm on the market far too long.
One early autumn day, six people passed through the gates of Killingsworth farm to visit Elizabeth – one of them, a cold-blooded killer.
There are three women and three men in the production, including Soroptimist members Brenda Crandall, Wanda Harris and Reiko Hattori, with the rest of the cast including Randy Hare, Shawn Garrison and Bert Hutt.
There are prizes for those who correctly identify the killer of Elizabeth Killingsworth.
For more information or to make a reservation for the mystery dinner theater contact Ami Landrum at 707-350-7419; for information on joining Soroptimist contact Membership Chair Wanda Harris at 707-225-5800 or
Douglas Wing
Nov. 26, 1947 – Oct. 6, 2016
LAKE COUNTY, Calif. – Doug is survived by his wife, Arlene; son, Eric; grandchildren, Kaden and Zoey; mother, Edna; and siblings, Mary, Mina and Larry.
Memorial service will be held at Upper Lake Seventh Day Adventist Church on Saturday, Oct. 22, at 2:30 p.m.
Arrangements by Chapel of the Lakes Mortuary, 707-263-0357 or 707-994-5611, or visit www.chapelofthelakes.com .
The workings of memory are something that every writer thinks a lot about, and in this poem Peter Everwine, a California poet we've featured before, looks very closely into those workings.
His most recent book is “Listening Long and Late,” from the University of Pittsburgh Press. This poem is from Five Points, a distinguished quarterly journal.
A Small Story
When Mrs. McCausland comes to mind
she slips through a small gap in oblivion
and walks down her front steps, in her hand
a small red velvet pillow she tucks
under the head of Old Jim Schreiber,
who is lying dead-drunk against the curb
of busy Market Street. Then she turns,
labors up the steps and is gone . . .
A small story. Or rather, the memory
of a story I heard as a boy. The witnesses
are not to be found, the steps lead nowhere,
the pillow has collapsed into a thread of dust . . .
Do the dead come back only to remind us
they, too, were once among the living,
and that the story we make of our lives
is a mystery of luminous, but uncertain moments,
a shuffle of images we carry toward sleep—
Mrs. McCausland with her velvet pillow,
Old Jim at peace—a story, like a small
clearing in the woods at night, seen
from the windows of a passing train.
American Life in Poetry is made possible by The Poetry Foundation ( www.poetryfoundation.org ), publisher of Poetry magazine. It is also supported by the Department of English at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. They do not accept unsolicited submissions. Poem copyright ©2015 by Peter Everwine, “A Small Story,” from Five Points, (Vol. 17, no. 1, 2015). Poem reprinted by permission of Peter Everwine and the publisher. Introduction copyright © 2016 by The Poetry Foundation. The introduction's author, Ted Kooser, served as United States Poet Laureate Consultant in Poetry to the Library of Congress from 2004-2006.
LAKE COUNTY, Calif. – A Lake County woman who is working to address illegal dumping around Clearlake was among the honorees at Congressman John Garamendi's third annual Women of the Year Awards.
Neickol Cook was among the 44 women – who are leaders and inspirations in their communities – honored by Garamendi (D-Fairfield, Yuba City, Davis) on Thursday.
Cook is an active member of the Citizens Caring for Clearlake, whose mission is to beautify and keep the community free of debris.
Her work with this organization helps members of the community to understand the importance of recycling while improving the community's environmental health.
She helps clean illegal dump sites throughout the city, encourages school participation in recycling
efforts and assists less fortunate families facing eviction.
During the recent wildland fires, Cook checked on people impacted by the fires and kept their loved
ones apprised of their condition. She also helped people evacuate and transported the belongings they were able to salvage.
Each year, Congressman Garamendi recognizes outstanding women of California Third Congressional District who have been nominated by their peers and have demonstrated a clear commitment to their community through their leadership and dedication to public service.
The women, from all eight counties in the district, have been trailblazers and advocates in community service, business, education, local government and the military.
“This may be my favorite day of the year, because it always replenishes my faith in the selflessness and dedication of my constituents, and it inspires me to look within to see what more I can do to help the people I represent,” Garamendi said. “In every community of this district, down every valley and up every mountain, there are women making a difference. The women we recognized were nominated by their peers, and they come from every walk of life focused on virtually every major issue our diverse district faces.”
Following the introductory remarks and Congressional Commendation presentations, Congressman Garamendi and the women of the year discussed ways Congress and the federal government can do more to improve quality of life in the Third District.
This conversation touched on increasing the Alzheimer’s budget, devoting more focus to mental health services, alleviating hunger and tackling the homelessness crisis.
“Every topic you’ve brought up touches on many of the priorities of the women in this room. There’s an education piece, a community service piece, a research piece, a private sector piece, and a public sector piece. I want you to keep my office informed about your concerns, because you have your fingers on the pulse of your community,” Garamendi said.
The list of honorees follows.
2016 Women of the Year awardees from the Third Congressional District
Nancy Aaberg, Marysville, Yuba County
Helen Andrews, Fairfield, Solano County
Christina Baird, Vacaville, Solano County
Susan Barrett, Maxwell, Colusa County
Rebecca Belk, Fairfield, Solano County
Nicole Braddock, Vacaville, Solano County
Rosario Burton, Vacaville, Solano County
Mary Lou Byer, Yuba City, Sutter County
Neickol Cook, Clearlake, Lake County
Donna Critchfield, Colusa, Colusa County
Erin Cucchi, Yuba City, Sutter County
Tara Dacus, Fairfield, Solano County
Carolyn Denton, Orland, Glenn County
Sandra Esparza, Vacaville, Solano County
Elly Fairclough, Davis, Yolo County
Anne Fletcher, Yuba City, Sutter County
Kay Green, Fairfield, Solano County
M.R.C. Greenwood, Davis, Yolo County
Dilenna Harris, Vacaville, Solano County
Marilyn Hays, Woodland, Yolo County
Linda Hickman, Dixon, Solano County
Lynnette Irlmeier, Woodland, Yolo County
Jennifer Jelavich, Yuba City, Sutter County
Marsha Krouse-Taylor, Sutter, Sutter County
Julia Lopez, Vacaville, Solano County
Betsy Marchand, Davis, Yolo County
Jody Meza, Orland, Glenn County
Sandy Person, Fairfield, Solano County
Laura Petty, Vacaville, Solano County
Patricia Powell, Dixon, Solano County
Carol Pruett, Vacaville, Solano County
Nicole Riley, Yuba City, Sutter County
Terry Rivera, Colusa, Colusa County
Yvonne Robbins, Fairfield, Solano County
Lea Rosenberg, Davis, Yolo County
Estella San Juan, Vacaville, Solano County
Debbra Springsteen, Browns Valley, Yuba County
Christine Stifter, Orland, Glenn County
Jean VanderGheynst, Davis, Yolo County
Sandra Waterhouse, Walnut Grove, Sacramento County
Keetra Welling, Fairfield, Solano County
Kristy Wright, Woodland, Yolo County
Mariko Yamada, Davis, Yolo County
Rosalind Young-Reid, Fairfield, Solano County
Biographies of all of this year's honorees can be found at http://garamendi.house.gov/sites/garamendi.house.gov/files/documents/2016%20WOY%20Program%20Booklet.pdf .