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LUCERNE – The Lake County Democratic Club has made a donation to support the local domestic violence shelter.
On Dec. 12, Lake County Democratic Club members and their guests, met for the group's annual holiday party.
Attendees generously donated over $200 to benefit the Freedom House Domestic Violence Shelter, located in Kelseyville.
Lake County Democratic Club Chair Sunol Westergren presented Lake Family Resource Center Chief Operations Officer Rae Eby-Carl with a check for the donation at the Dec. 12 meeting.
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The goal is to create a report that is useful for prioritizing and planning community health interventions that improve the quality of life in Lake County and for identifying future areas for research.
A copy of the RFP can be obtained by contacting Linda Schulz, community services director, St. Helena Hospital Clearlake, at 707-963-6419 or send an email to
You can also view and download the report by clicking on this link: www.shhclearlake.org/news/SHC_Community_Needs_Assessment_RFP.pdf .
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Master gardeners will discuss and demonstrate pruning and other cultural practices that help produce large, healthy rose displays.
Workshop participants should bring heavy gloves and pruning shears for hands-on practice. The Master Gardener Mobile Help Desk will be there and handouts will be available. A $5 donation is encouraged to help defray expenses. The meeting site is wheelchair accessible.
UCCE Master Gardener President Richard Nodine encourages home gardeners to attend the workshop, especially if they've ever thought that pruning roses is hard.
The Lucerne Alpine Senior Center is home to the Memorial Rose Garden, an impressive collection of roses that the whole community can enjoy.
Workshop participants will help the senior center with their roses, and the site provides a wonderful opportunity for home gardeners to get hands-on training through U.C. Cooperative Extension.
Master gardeners are a group of selected, trained residents who work as volunteer staff for the UC Cooperative Extension.
Master gardeners provide accurate horticultural information on vegetable gardening, trees, soils, lawns, ornamental horticulture, insects, diseases, use of pesticides and other related topics based on research of the University of California and other recognized research institutions.
Information about the rose pruning workshop can be obtained by calling UC Cooperative Extension at 263-6838, or on the web at http://celake.ucdavis.edu .
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CARE is a community-based program that works with county and local governments, tribes, non-profit organizations and universities to help the public understand and reduce toxic risks from numerous sources.
EPA will award CARE cooperative agreements in two levels. Level I awards range from $75,000 to $100,000 and will help establish community-based partnerships to develop local environmental priorities.
Level II awards, ranging from $150,000 to $300,000 each, will support communities that have established broad-based partnerships, have identified the priority toxic risks in the community, and are prepared to measure results, implement risk-reduction activities and become self-sustaining.
In 2009, EPA’s CARE program distributed $2 million to nine communities. Examples of projects that received grants include addressing waste and storm water issues in Kennett, Mo.; reducing air and water pollution in Holyoke, Mass.; addressing water pollution from coal slurry in Wheeling, W.Va.; reducing radon and other indoor air pollutants in Pueblo, Colo.; and tackling the problem of hazardous waste materials and open dumping in Toksook Bay, Alaska. Since 2005, the grants have reached 68 communities in 34 states and territories. A recent evaluation by the National Association of Public Administrators (NAPA) recognized the CARE program as a solid tested framework for engaging communities and other stakeholders.
Applications for the CARE grants are due March 9, 2010.
EPA will conduct three Webcasts to answer questions from prospective applicants about the application process on Feb. 2, 23 and 26 from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m.
More information about the grants is available at www.epa.gov/care .