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LOWER LAKE, Calif. – A dinner fundraiser to benefit the Lake County Hunger Task Force and Lake Family Resource Center will be held on Saturday, Aug. 3.
“Lake County Bounty” will take place from 5:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. at Six Sigma Ranch & Winery, 13372 Spruce Grove Road in Lower Lake.
Come enjoy Lake County's bounty at the beautiful Six Sigma Ranch and Winery with award-winning Six Sigma wines and a delicious fresh and alfresco dinner catered by Michelle Malm and Deanna Goff of Kelseyville Unified School Food Services.
The local band “Half Irish” will provide the evening’s musical entertainment.
Tickets cost $50 per person, with $30 of each ticket being tax-deductible. Event tickets may be purchased from the Lake Family Resource Center, 707-279-0563, and online at http://www.lakefrc.org/ .
All proceeds help continue the acquisition and distribution of healthy, nutritious foods to the hungry within our community.
Learn more about both organizations and the opportunities for you to join in at the event.
The Lake County Hunger Task Force’s mission is that no one should go to bed hungry, while the Lake Family Resource Center’s mission is to “strengthen our community one family at a time.”
NORTHERN CALIFORNIA – State fire officials have had hundreds of new fires to fight around California this past week.
There were 400 new fires last week that burned about 2,400 acres according to Cal Fire spokesman Daniel Berlant in this week’s “Fire Situation Report,” which can be seen above.
Dozens of those fires had been sparked by thunderstorms that moved over Northern California early last week, Berlant said.
As of Monday evening, the largest fire in Cal Fire’s jurisdiction was the Chariot Fire in San Diego County.
The fire began on Saturday. By Monday night it had burned 4,700 acres and was 15 percent contained, according to Cal Fire.
With more hot weather anticipated ahead, California residents are reminded to be mindful of fire danger and to take the necessary precautions, including keeping defensible space around their homes.
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LAKE COUNTY, Calif. – Lake County News readers include some talented photographers, and they shared their best pictures of summer activities and celebrations in a weekend photo contest.
The holiday weekend and summertime around Lake County were the main themes of the photo contest on Facebook, with Lake County News readers sending in a number of great photos of activities going back to the last week of June.
Below is a selection that includes top vote-getters from readers voting on Lake County News’ Facebook page on Sunday. The pictures are presented in chronological order.
LUCERNE, Calif. – An early Monday morning fire destroyed a residence and damaged two other nearby structures in Lucerne, with firefighters expected to remain on scene for several hours.
Firefighters were dispatched to the fire, located in the 5800 block of Highway 20, just after 1:30 a.m., according to Northshore Fire Chief Jay Beristianos.
Initial reports indicated a two-story structure on the lake side of the highway was fully involved.
Beristianos said the home, which appeared to be unoccupied, was heavily involved and too far gone by the time firefighters arrived and contained it.
He said the residence appeared to be a total loss, and two other structures nearby also were damaged, but he did not have an estimate of the extent of damage to those additional buildings while still on scene early Monday.
A total of 10 fire units, most from Northshore with mutual aid from Lakeport Fire, responded.
Firefighters cut away tree branches and other vegetation from around the burned house, with smoke still billowing out of a portion of it.
Because Beristianos said there was no water supply for the fire trucks on the side of the highway where the burned home was located, firefighters had to run a hose from across the street at the North Shore Villa senior apartments, leading to the highway shutdown.
California Highway Patrol officers and Lake County Sheriff’s deputies helped control traffic, which was closed down from Lake Street to around the area of Foothill Drive on the town’s eastern edge. Pacific Gas and Electric also sent crews in response to a request from incident command.
Beristianos said at the scene it was too early to tell what might have caused the fire.
However, he said some individuals had been seen walking from the area of the house. Deputies who responded to the area searched for the subjects but were unable to locate them.
The highway was expected to fully reopen at about 4 a.m.
Beristianos anticipated firefighters would be on scene for several hours to conduct mop up and overhaul operations.
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LAKEPORT, Calif. – When the 84th annual Lake County Rodeo opens this week, more than 200 California Cowboys Professional Rodeo Association contestants will be ready to compete.
The rodeo takes place Friday, July 12, and Saturday, July 12, at the Lake County Fairgrounds, 401 Martin St. in Lakeport.
Professional cowboys and cowgirls will keep the excitement going throughout the two-day event, joined by local performers competing in local barrels both nights and local team ropers on Saturday night.
Local event competitors will be vying for a part of the entry purse, silver buckles and also $500 in
added money supplied by R.B. Peters Trucking and Coyote Valley Pharmacy.
Local team ropers can enter by contacting Johnny and Debbie Jones at 707-279-8316; local barrel racers can sign up at the Lake County Chamber of Commerce, 875 Lakeport Blvd., at Vista Point in Lakeport, telephone 707-263-5092.
There is still time to enter your youngsters from ages 4 to 8 years in the cutest cowpoke contest (Friday only) or the mutton bustin' Friday and Saturday.
The cutest cowpoke – boys and girls – each will receive a silver buckle courtesy of sponsors Clear Lake Junior Horsemen and Scotts Valley 4H Horse Group. A silver buckle will be awarded each night to the mutton bustin' winners, courtesy of CJS Ranch Supply in Middletown.
Rodeo professional announcer Don Jesser will announce the rodeo astride his paint horse, Crusher. The rodeo clown this year is Charlie TooTall, the world's smallest barrelman.
Whether it's Lake County's own Clear Lake Junior Horsemen performing their synchronized drills or the Diablo Ladies Drill Team from Livermore, the action never stops either night.
Presale tickets are available at various locations all round Lake County: CJS Ranch Supply, Middletown; Barreda's Lower Lake Feed; Red & White Market, Clearlake Oaks; Lakeview Market, Lucerne; North Shore Sentry Market, Nice; Lakeport Grocery Outlet; Rainbow Ag, Lakeport; and the Lake County Chamber of Commerce.
A large number of vendors will be on hand throughout the rodeo with arts, crafts and hats, plus lots more and a huge variety of food to enjoy as you watch all the events. Cow chip bingo is fun to play with a chance to win $250 on Friday night and $500 on Saturday night.
Saturday evening the annual Rodeo Dance sponsored by Eagle Distributing/Budweiser will feature Lake County's own Lou Derr and Bootleg playing under the stars.
The Lake County Rodeo Association, a group of volunteers and residents of Lake County, work and plan all year to produce the annual rodeo. All that planning and effort alone does not bring the rodeo to the community.
Without Platinum Spur Sponsor Robinson Rancheria Resort & Casino, Bronze Spur Sponsor Shannon Ridge Winery, Eagle Distributing and the following individuals/businesses, the rodeo could not happen: Rob and Kim Brown, Westgate Petroleum, Les Schwab Tire Centers, Kathy Fowler Auto Center, Lakeport Speedway/Furia Construction, Lakeport Grocery Outlet, Kelseyville Pharmacy, Coyote Valley Pharmacy, Strohmeier's Auto Center, R.B. Peters Trucking, Lyndall's Sport Spot, CJS Ranch Supply, Rainbow Ag, Clear Lake Jr. Horsemen/Scotts Valley 4H Group, Bicoastal Media, Lake County Record-Bee, Lake County Fairgrounds, Lakeport Fire Protection District Volunteers, Lakeport Disposal, Vietnam Veterans of America Chapter No. 951 and the Lake County Chamber of Commerce.
In addition to those mentioned above, there are a host of community members who volunteer their time and energy to make sure all the details are handled.
Visit www.lakecountyrodeo.com for more information and get your tickets now to enjoy an American tradition, the 84th annual Lake County Rodeo.
LAKEPORT, Calif. – “Weathervane,” the 43rd quilt block on the Lake County Quilt Trail, has been placed on Scully Packing, located at 2180 Scotts Valley Road in Lakeport.
This location was the Scotts Valley Fruit Exchange, built in the early 1930s, and also the Ice House in the 1950s.
The pattern “Weathervane” was chosen to honor the memory of Adele Burris Grothe, a lifelong resident of Scotts Valley and Lakeport.
Her father, Clyde Burriss, was a founding member of the Scotts Valley Fruit Exchange in the early 1930s.
“Dell” delivered many loads of pears to the shed, both as a grower’s daughter and a grower’s wife.
“Weathervane” is sponsored by Jenny Campbell, daughter of Adele. The colors purple, red, yellow and blue were chosen for the block to replicate the colors Adele used in quilts she lovingly created for all her family members.
The GPS location of “Weathervane” is Latitude: 39.06, Longitude: -122.94.
The Lake County Quilt Trail is an agricultural and tourism project designed to promote community pride.
The 8-foot by 8-foot quilt block was drawn and painted by the Lake County Quilt Trail team, a group of dedicated quilters, graphic artists, painters, writers, carpenters and a videographer.
For more information about the Lake County Quilt Trail visit www.lakecountyquilttrail.com or go to the quilt trail’s Facebook page.
