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- Written by: Lakeport Elementary School
The event will take place from 3:30 to 5:30 p.m. at the school, located at 150 Lange St.
Spread the word. This event is crucial in planning to staff the new school year.
The goal is to keep class sizes small and students supported. Come meet our wonderful teachers.
Does your child qualify?
Transitional kindergarten: Is your child turning 5 between Sept. 2, 2022, and Feb. 2, 2023
Kindergarten: Is your child turning 5 by Sept. 2, 2002?
What to bring to the event: birth certificate, immunization record and proof of address.
For more information, please contact Talin Tamzarian at 707-262-3005 or by email at
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- Written by: Editor
The meeting will begin at 5:30 p.m. at the Habematolel community center, 9460 Main St. in Upper Lake.
They will get an update and discuss the failing Upper Lake Levee System and its needs, fire readiness and drought preparation.
Everyone is welcome to attend.
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- Written by: North Coast Opportunities
LAKE COUNTY, Calif. — Good Farm Fund, a fiscally sponsored project of North Coast Opportunities, awarded eight grants to Mendocino and Lake County farms for fire readiness and resilience.
With generous funding from Redwood Credit Union’s Community Fund and California Fire Foundation, the fire-safe grants will provide critical equipment and infrastructure supplies to small farms.
The grants illustrate that a relatively small amount of financial support can go a long way in assisting small farmers to find success in fire-prone areas.
Averaging under $5,000 each, the grants will be used to purchase items such as water storage tanks, generators, chain saws, solar chargers, and portable fencing.
“With hotter, drier, and longer fire seasons, small farms in Northern California must undertake measures to improve wildfire readiness,” said Caroline Radice, Good Farm Fund Project coordinator. “These grants will help local farms stay viable as weather patterns shift, and will also improve overall farm efficiency.”
Farms receiving grants are Cerro Negro Farm, Coming Home to Country Farm, Folk Life Farm, Headwaters Grazing, Inland Ranch Organics, Irene’s Garden, Rancho Mariposa & Cinnamon Bear Farm and Wavelength Farm.
The grants were evaluated in coordination with the Mendocino County Fire Safe Council.
“We are very fortunate to have the support of Redwood Credit Union and California Fire Foundation,” added Radice. “Both organizations have demonstrated an ongoing commitment to local agriculture.”
“The focus of Redwood Credit Union and the RCU Community Fund has long included the provision of meaningful support and immediate relief for our communities after natural disasters,” said Matt Martin, senior vice president of community and government relations at RCU. “The funding we’re supplying here helps proactively take that commitment to the next level — planning ahead to help prepare for these types of challenging times. And we’re honored to be able to help in this way.”
Jeannie Elizabeth Kelly of Coming Home to Country Farm in Clearlake will use the grant to replace fencing destroyed during the Sulphur Bank Fire in 2017 and remove burned trees that are falling on existing fencing.
“Two years after the Sulphur Bank Fire burned through my property, I was still struggling to get my head above water when the COVID-19 pandemic hit,” shared Kelly. “Had it not been for the Good Farm Fund grant to provide the big boost I needed, I don't know how my farm would have survived.”
Good Farm Fund is a fiscally sponsored project of North Coast Opportunities that aims to provide direct support to small farmers and increase local food security for underserved members of our community.
To find out more or sign up for alerts about upcoming farm-to-table events or farm grants visit the website at www.goodfarmfund.org.
NCO is the Community Action Agency that serves Lake and Mendocino counties, as well as parts of Humboldt, Sonoma, Del Norte and Solano counties. NCO reacts and adjusts to community needs, including disaster response and recovery.
For more information visit www.ncoinc.org or call 707-467-3200.
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- Written by: Clearlake Senior Center
Lunch is served Monday through Friday from 11:30 to 12:30 p.m., except holidays.
Other activities are as follows.
Low impact aerobics: Mondays, 4 to 5 p.m.
Low impact exercise: Thursdays from 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. with lunch available after. Exercises are mostly done in a chair and are great for any disabilities.
Tai Chi: In the Auxiliary Room by Zoom on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays at 1 p.m. with Paul Samberg; Tuesdays and Thursdays, 9 a.m. with Linda Schoeller-Boyle.
Zumba classes are Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays from 8:30 to 9:30 a.m. Classes take place on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. Ten classes cost $35 or $5 for drop in.
Art group meets every Friday from 10 to 11 a.m. Stay for lunch afterwards.
The center is looking for participants to sign up so it can start other activities such as a chess club, dominos or card games.
It has all kinds of board games available if you just want to get a group together for a day of fun.
Center staff also is in the process of setting up an indoor exercise space and will be open to all seniors during normal business hours.
Community members are invited to join the friendly faces, meet new friends and enjoy great food.
They also are seeking volunteers to help run the front desk and serve and to deliver meals on wheels.
For more information please call the Clearlake Senior Center at 707-994-3051.