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BIGGS, Calif. – The California Cooperative Rice Research Foundation, the University of California, and the United States Department of Agriculture will hold the annual Rice Field Day on Wednesday, Aug. 25, at the Rice Experiment Station in Biggs.
Registration and poster viewing will begin at 7:30 a.m. and will be followed by the general meeting.
The business meeting will include reports by the chairman and treasurer of the California Cooperative Rice Research Foundation, the Rice Research Trust and the California Rice Research Board.
It will conclude with the presentation of the D. Marlin Brandon Rice Research Fellowship and the California Rice Industry Award.
From 9:30 to noon, field tours will be conducted of the research nurseries focusing on breeding, disease resistance, weed control and entomology. The tours will be followed by a luncheon at noon.
There is no charge for this event.
The Rice Experiment Station is located 2.5 miles west of Highway 99 on Highway 162 toward Butte City.
Further information can be obtained at www.plantsciences.ucdavis.edu/ricestation/ or by calling the Rice Experiment Station at 530-868-5481.
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Upper Lake, Calif. – The Blue Wing Saloon Restaurant in Upper Lake, always a popular spot this time of year because of its comfortable garden seating under the sycamore trees, now has full bar service and is creating some unique new sushi and barbecue specials from Thursday through Sunday evenings.
Bar manager Jim Warren is happy that the restaurant is now able to supplement its list of Lake County wines and regional beers with a full bar service.
“We’ve waited for some time for our liquor license to come through,” he says. “Now we’re prepared to offer our customers almost anything they’d like. I’m looking forward to that.”
For those who love sushi, one of Lake County’s premier practitioners of the art, Ross Christensen, will be making the small pieces and rolls to order at the restaurant every Thursday evening. On weekends the restaurant will be smoking and grilling ribs, chicken, beef and fish on its custom-made barbecue.
“I got interested in sushi while I was in the service in Japan, and I made a point to learn from some of the real masters over there,” Christensen said.
“Since coming to Lake County, I’ve done a lot of it and I’ve enjoyed mentoring others and teaching college level classes,” he said. “The fun part to me is doing the traditional pieces well, and then experimenting with different ideas. We’ll be serving a nice selection at the Blue Wing on Thursdays from 5 p.m. to closing. It should be fun.”
In addition to the California and other traditional “Maki” rolls, Christensen has developed some unique local specialties such as the “Hamburger Hill Roll” and the “Hawaiian Roll” (spam sautéed in teriyaki sauce wrapped in nori). A favorite dessert specialty is sure to be the “Bartlett Roll” (pear cooked in five spice syrup wrapped in Upper Lake red walnuts, wined rice and soy).
Blue Wing barbecue chef Tony Chicarilli loves working on the Blue Wing’s “big boiler barbecue,” custom crafted from an old riveted industrial boiler purchased locally.
“The lid weighs a ton,” said Chicarilli, “but it works great as we smoke all our meats and fish over an oak fire for at least four hours before we finish on the grill. The ribs, chicken, beef and fish we prepare come out great and work well with our house made spicy or mild ‘root beer’ barbecue sauces. I think people will really enjoy these weekend specials.”
Offering a full bar service and an attractive base menu supplemented by some unique specials fits nicely into the strategy of Tallman Hotel and Blue Wing General Manager Travis Lipscomb.
“We want the Blue Wing to be a friendly place where people know they’ll always get a quality meal and good service in a comfortable atmosphere at a reasonable price,” said Lipscomb. “But our staff and our customers appreciate it when we offer interesting new things, and our barbecue nights and Sushi Thursdays fit well with this concept.”
The Blue Wing Saloon Restaurant is open for lunch and dinner daily and is located on the Main Street of the newly restored Upper Lake.
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HIDDEN VALLEY LAKE – Locally owned Mountain High Coffee & Books has opened a new shop in Hidden Valley Lake.
The new location is in the Hardester's Shopping Center, 19849 Hartmann Road.
A grand opening celebration is scheduled for 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 28.
The new store hours will be 5:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Friday, and 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday.
Mountain High Coffee offers coffee and espresso drinks, teas, smoothies, fresh baked pastries and breads, breakfast burritos and sandwiches, afternoon burritos, their world famous bagel bites, quality used books and much more.
They will have outdoor seating, music lessons by Don Coffin, a book club and open mics, among other fun activities.
The Hidden Valley Lake location is the third in Lake County for the business.
Other Mountain High Coffee and Books locations can be found in Cobb at the Hardester's Shopping Center, 16295 Highway 175, telephone 707-928-0461, and in Upper Lake at 9495 Main St., telephone 707-275-9868.
For updates on events and specials, visit Mountain High Coffee & Books on Facebook at www.facebook.com/pages/Cobb-and-Upper-Lake-CA/Mountain-High-Coffee-Books/226901489644?v=info#!/pages/Cobb-and-Upper-Lake-CA/Mountain-High-Coffee-Books/226901489644?v=wall&__a=19&ajaxpipe=1.
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The Board of Equalization’s August 2010 Economic Perspective is now available, providing analysis of income levels and spending patterns.
“The Board of Equalization makes useful economic information available through a variety of means”, said Chair Betty T. Yee. “The Economic Perspective is one more example of the BOE’s ongoing efforts to broaden the scope of information available to taxpayers, policy makers, and the general public.”
BOE’s Economic Perspective this month takes a look at what Californians and others spend their money on, based on the income level in which they fall.
The BOE’s outlook is based on 2008 U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) data, the most recent available that measures spending across income groups, and examines the relationship between incomes and expenditures.
One noteworthy item in the report is spending on cigarettes and tobacco products. Unlike any other BLS category, the percentage of income spent on these products decreases at each income level; while the highest-earners spend 0.7 percent of their income on cigarettes and tobacco products, the lowest-earners spend 3.2 percent of their income on them.
In addition to cigarettes and tobacco products, the August newsletter discusses 2008 income and spending on taxable goods such as new/used vehicles and restaurant meals, as well as trends in California taxable sales during the national recession.
The August 2010 Economic Perspective can be read here: www.boe.ca.gov/news/epcont.htm.
Chairwoman Betty T. Yee was elected to her post in November 2006. Her district includes many of California's coastal counties, from Del Norte to Santa Barbara, and includes the entire San Francisco Bay Area.
The five-member California State Board of Equalization (BOE) is a publicly elected tax board.
The BOE collects more than $48 billion annually in taxes and fees supporting state and local government services.
It hears business tax appeals, acts as the appellate body for franchise and personal income tax appeals, and serves a significant role in the assessment and administration of property taxes.
For more information on other taxes and fees in California, visit www.taxes.ca.gov.