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Written by: Dave Gebhard

Published: 01 January 2012

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Written by: Lake County News Reports

Published: 31 December 2011

The annual traditional Christmas open house at the Anderson Marsh State Historic Park near Lower Lake on Saturday, Dec. 10, presented by the Anderson Marsh Interpretive Association (AMIA) was great fun and enjoyed by approximately 200 people who stopped by throughout the day to enjoy Christmas carols by local musicians, free refreshments and hot coffee.

Many thanks goes out to AMIA volunteers who helped to present the event, and to the great musicians who donated their time and talent, including Don Coffin, Harry Lyons, Rick McCann, Anna McAtee, Gae Henry, Henry Bornstein, David Neft and Joan Moss.

Many thanks also to Ed Robey, Aaron Onstadt, Val and Tom Nixon, Frank McAtee, Carole Carratti, Nancy Langdon, Susan Littlefield, Madelene Lyons for providing our firewood, State Park Ranger Darin Connor and State Park Superintendent Bill Salata.

AMIA is a volunteer cooperating association working to support the Anderson Marsh State Historic Park. The park remains open, with the parking lot open on the weekends. AMIA members are working hard, along with local state park officials, to maintain and preserve the park.

If you are interested in volunteering for AMIA contact Roberta Lyons at 707-994-2024 or to learn more about the organization, go to www.andersonmarsh.org.

Roberta Lyons is AMIA president. She lives in Lower Lake, Calif.

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Written by: Pastor Voris Brumfield

Published: 27 December 2011

The fourth annual Middletown Community Christmas Dinner on Christmas expanded this year to deliver meals to the homebound, offering meals-to-go in addition to the 41 persons who enjoyed dinner served at the Methodist Social Hall.

Special thanks to Mr. and Mrs. Fletcher Thornton, Victoria Divodi, Luann Buckminster Napier, Stan Reed, Mr. and Mrs. Jim Penny, Martha Bohm, Lucretia Mena and Calpine Geothermal who donated, prepared, served and delivered food on Christmas Day.

Turkey, ham, green beans, corn pudding, yams, dressing and gravy were served with hot rolls, cranberry sauce and salad, pumpkin pie, lemon, cheese and chocolate cakes.

“It took us a bit to get our rhythm for service,” said Victoria Divodi, a dietary technician from Santa Rosa Junior College, “but once we got our flow, dinners were served within five minutes of the arrival of guests and it was a great learning experience.”

Everyone attending the event seemed to enjoy the meal but also the fellowship of gathering on Christmas day. We began serving Christmas dinner four years ago when some volunteers at the Community Thanksgiving Dinner asked, “What time do we come to help with Christmas Dinner?”

Surprisingly, this was the first time we thought of a Community Christmas Dinner. We realized that there are folks who either can no longer travel to relatives or they have limits preparing their own meals so the Middletown Community Christmas Day Dinner began.

At Thanksgiving, two or three times more dinners are served but it is important that Christmas Dinner on Christmas Day continue to be served welcoming the people of God to honor birthday of Christ Jesus.

Voris Brumfield is pastor of the Middletown Community United Methodist Church in Middletown, Calif.