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CLEARLAKE, Calif. – Volunteers will gather this weekend to spruce up the city of Clearlake as part of an annual event.
The Clearlake Clean Up Day will take place from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, April 23.
The effort has been taking place for more than a decade.
Clearlake city staffer Adeline Brown, who helps coordinate the event, said that last year more than 70 volunteers picked up 100 yards of trash, debris and recyclables.
“We are looking forward to seeing more people volunteer this year,” Brown told Lake County News.
Check-in will take place at 8 a.m. at Austin Park. Bags and tools will be provided.
Electronic waste will be disposed of through Clearlake Electronics.
For more information, call Brown at 707-994-8201, Extension 111.
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KELSEYVILLE, Calif. – The Clear Lake Area California Highway Patrol will offer a free “Start Smart” traffic safety class for soon to-be-licensed, newly licensed, and teenage drivers and their parents or guardians on Thursday, May 19.
The class will take place from 6 to 8 p.m. at the Clear Lake Area CHP office, located at 5700 Live Oak Drive in Kelseyville.
The leading cause of death for Americans 15 to 19 years old is motor vehicle collisions, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.
The CHP's goal is to reduce the death rate among young drivers as the result of these collisions.
“The CHP is committed to mitigating traffic collisions involving young, inexperienced drivers, because they are preventable,” said Lt. Hector Paredes, commander of the CHP's Clear Lake Area office. “Start Smart is an excellent program that promotes safe driving for young new drivers.”
The “Start Smart” program is aimed at helping newly licensed and future licensed teenage drivers understand the critical responsibilities of driving and to understand that accidents happen, but collisions are 100-percent preventable.
The program is designed to provide an interactive safe driving awareness class which will illustrate how poor choices behind the wheel of a car can affect the lives of numerous people.
“Start Smart” also focuses on responsibilities of newly licensed drivers, responsibilities of parents or guardians and collision avoidance techniques.
Space is limited for this class. For more information or reservations, call Officer Kory Reynolds at the CHP office, 707-279-0103.
NORTHERN CALIFORNIA – The Napa Valley Cricket Club will again host its “World Series” this coming Sunday from 10 a.m. at the Napa County Fairgrounds in Calistoga to kick off its 2016 season.
As ever the game will be hotly contested as the Rest of the World team of members look to wrestle the trophy back from the American / Australian team who won in 2015.
Cricket is the second most popular sport in the world after soccer and The Napa Valley Cricket Club (NVCC) is now a firmly established member of that community.
Cricket is played in over 100 countries worldwide and close to home the game has a strong and passionate following in the South Bay area.
“We open our season each year with this event and as the club boasts members from 8 countries,” said Club President Phil Bourke, “and it has turned into a great day out not just for the players but also for their families, friends, kids, and those curious about the game. We’ve had up to 200 attend the game in previous years and we’re looking forward to a similar attendance this Sunday at the Calistoga Fairgrounds.”
He added, “It’s a fun day out for the family with supervised activities for the kids, food from Compadres and beverages from our sponsors Clos du Val, Chandon, and Anchor Steam Brewing.”
While Bourke, an Australian, will be lining up in his familiar wicket-keeper (think baseball catcher) position Irishman Andrew Healy will be part of the Rest of the World team looking to take back the trophy they last won in 2014.
“We have a Rest of the World team made up of members from six countries” said Healy, NVCC vice president. “New Zealand, South Africa, India, Pakistan, England and of course Ireland and we’ll be playing hard to take the trophy back from the Australia / America team. The game highlights the international diversity of the game of cricket right here in our own community with all of the members working or living in the Napa Valley. One of the highlights of the game for us is the fact that we have a number of American members in the club of couple of who have become cricket converts and will be key participants in the game particularly with their fielding.”
The toss for the game, to decide who bats or bowls first, will take place at 10:15 a.m. with Calistoga Mayor Chris Canning performing the task.
Commentary on the game will be provided by Radio Calistoga’s Dennis DeVilbiss and the game will be umpired by Milpitas-based umpire Barry Manogaran.
Club members will take part in a short ANZAC Day commemoration service during the innings lunch break and during drinks breaks explanations of the game and its rules will take place at the “pitch” area in the middle of the ground. Admission is free for the day with food and refreshments on sale and an instant cellar drawing.
UPPER LAKE, Calif. – Lake County Wine Studio is presenting an interactive exploration of Lake County varietals, appellations and wine making styles co-hosted by Shannon Michele.
The series aims to help participants advance their sensory evaluation and wine tasting skills with specially selected varietals, flights and verticals paired with "snackatizers" to compliment the wine tasting experience.
The first session in the series beginning April 24 will focus on Sauvignon Blancs with a comparison from the Big Valley AVA, and an AVA vertical tasting of Red Hills, High Valley and Guenoc.
Dates and featured wines to follow are: June 25 (White and Rosé Rhone wines); Aug. 21 (Pinot Noir, Grenache and Sangiovese); Oct. 23 (Rhone Red Wines).
Seating is limited. For reservations and additional information, contact Susan Feiler at 707-293-8752.
Lake County Wine Studio is both a gallery for display of arts and a tasting room, wine bar and retail shop for the fine wines of Lake County.
Artists’ shows are held on a monthly basis with art and wine receptions held the first Friday and subsequent Saturday of each month except in January.
The gallery is located at 9505 Main St. in Upper Lake. It is open Monday, Thursday, Saturday and Sunday from 1 to 7 p.m. and Friday from 1 to 8 p.m.
The art show on display for the month of April is by Sunny Franson.
For more information call Lake County Wine Studio at 707-275-8030 or www.lakecountywinestudio.com .
LAKEPORT, Calif. – The North Coast Opportunities Governing Board will meet on Wednesday, April 27.
The meeting will begin at 2 p.m. at 850 Lakeport Blvd.
Unless otherwise indicated, the times listed are approximate, and are intended for time management purposes only.
The discussion of any item may begin prior to the designated time, and may be considered in a different order.
Timed items are as follows:
2:15 p.m.: Board member applicants Desiree Perez and Jennifer Wright.
2:20 p.m.: California Department of Education resolution for RCCC.
2:25 p.m.: Approval of personnel policy changes.
2:40 p.m.: NCO employee survey update.
3 p.m.: Team Lake County/Valley fire recovery presentation.
3:15 p.m.: Gardens Project Lake County presentation.
3:25 p.m.: NCO Emergency Succession Plan.
3:35 p.m.: Executive director report.
3:45 p.m.: Human resources/finance meeting report.
3:50 p.m.: Brief reports and announcements.
3:55 p.m.: Parking lot (presentation of topics for consideration/future agenda item).
4 p.m.: Adjourn to closed session.
For information, or if you need disability modification or accommodation in order to participate in this meeting, please contact the NCO executive assistant 48 hours before the meeting at 707-467-3210.
KELSEYVILLE, Calif. – Kelseyville Presbyterian Church will host a special communion and worship song service to celebrate Jewish Passover on Friday, April 22.
The service will begin at 6 p.m. at the church, 5340 Third St.
Pastor Steve Nesheim will be serving communion with matzo, an unleavened flatbread that forms a central part of the Passover festival.
According to the Old Testament, the Israelites were told to eat unleavened bread, “the bread of affliction,” as part of the Passover feast in commemoration of escaping bondage in Egypt, when they had to leave Egypt so hastily that they did not have the time for their bread to rise.
In addition to the communion service, Carolyn Wing Greenlee will lead 20 minutes of praise and worship in the church's Fireside Room.
Greenlee said the service is meant to “nourish the spirit and calm the heart, reconnecting people with their Savior in a sweet, safe place.”
For more information contact Kelseyville Presbyterian Church at 707-279-1104.
Follow the church on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/Kelseyville-Presbyterian-Church-115524678457648/?fref=ts .