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LAKE COUNTY, Calif. – The Lake County Community Co-op announced its all organic modified community supported agriculture boxes were sourced from all local producers this week.
Produce for the boxes this week include organic sweet and hot peppers, cherry tomatoes, new potatoes and purple globe eggplant from Bio Farm in Kelseyville and organic green zucchini from Leonardis Organics in Lakeport.
Additionally, individual items can be purchased from Bio Farm, Dancing Tree People Organics and Leonardis Organics and value added producers, such as Main Street Bakery, Villa Barone and the Wilits grain project through FOODS, the co-op's online ordering system.
The co-op's weekly modified CSA boxes are sourced from local organic growers first, regional organic growers second and organic distributors lastly with attention paid to the source of produce.
Barbara Christwitz, co-op member and Buying Club organizer, was delighted with the news. “Due to our late spring rains this year, most of our growers experienced a challenging and late harvest season. To finally have our boxes completely sourced local, which we haven't been able to do since last Summer, is just exciting. It brings us closer to our vision of a sustainable local food system.”
She further espoused the benefits to the environment, economy and community when the boxes can be sourced solely from Lake County farmers. “Our local producers are doing what they can to increase their variety and lengthen the growing season in Lake County so we can benefit more from their efforts. We wholeheartedly appreciate this effort!”
Additionally, the co-op announced they've displayed drop point signs at the nine drop points around the county to help local residents identify where in their community they can receive co-op deliveries.
The signs, designed by Kathy Wolden, sport the co-op's unmistakable green leaf logo and are seen at Lake County Wine Studio in Upper Lake, the Featherbed Railroad B&B in Nice, Common Grounds Coffee House in the Riviera, Bikram Yoga in Lower Lake, Cobb Mountain Video, Watershed Bookstore in Lakeport and Lovies Garden Emporium in Middletown.
“It's really about community,” said co-op steering committee member Allen Markowski. “We're partnering with local businesses to also help strengthen our local economy, in addition to the work we're doing for the local food system.”
The co-op was started in 2007 as a response to the community's desire to create a stronger local food system.
They also sponsor the Friday Night Farmers' Market in Clearlake (5 p.m. to 7 p.m. at Redbud Park), community garden efforts and an educational series through their nonprofit arm, CREATE.
For more information on all of the Co-op and CREATE's endeavors, go to www.lakeco-op.org or call 707-993-4270.
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Included are Mendocino County projects that may impact Lake County commuters.
LAKE COUNTY
Highway 20
– A pavement repair project from the junction of Highways 20/53 to the North Fork Cache Creek Bridge will continue. Work hours are 5 a.m. to 8 p.m., weekdays. In two-lane sections, one-way traffic control will be in effect and motorists should anticipate 15-minute delays. In three-lane sections, traffic will be restricted to one lane in each direction of travel and motorists may experience minor traffic slowdowns. Contractor – Argonaut Constructors of Santa Rosa.
– Tony's Fine Foods of West Sacramento has been issued a Caltrans Encroachment permit for spill cleanup about 1.3 miles west of the North Fork Cache Creek Bridge beginning Monday, Aug. 29. Work hours are 7 a.m. to 5 p.m., weekdays. One-way traffic control will be in effect. Motorists should anticipate five-minute delays.
Highway 29
– A pavement repair project from the Lake/Napa County line to Spruce Grove Road will continue. Nighttime work hours are 6 p.m. to 7 a.m., Sunday evening through Friday morning. One-way traffic control will be in effect. Motorists should anticipate 15-minute delays. Contractor – Granite Construction of Ukiah.
– AT&T of Santa Rosa has been issued a Caltrans Encroachment permit for utility repairs near the junction of Routes 29/281 through Friday, Aug. 26. Work hours are 7 a.m. to 4 p.m., weekdays. One-way traffic control will be in effect. Motorists should anticipate five-minute delays.
Highway 53
– Highway widening from Olympic Drive to the junction of Highways 20/53 will continue. Work hours are 6 a.m. to 6 p.m., weekdays. One-way traffic control will be in effect. Motorists should anticipate 15-minute delays. Contractor – Sierra Equipment Rental of Glenn.
Highway 175
– Caltrans will perform routine maintenance from 0.3 mile east of the junction of Routes 29/175 near Kelseyville to 1.1 miles west of Diener Road. Work hours are 8 a.m. to 3 p.m., weekdays. One-way traffic control will be in effect. Motorists should anticipate 10-minute delays.
– Caltrans will perform routine maintenance from 0.2 mile east Loch Lomond Road to Ad a.m. Springs Road (east) on Tuesday, Aug. 30, and Wednesday, Aug. 31. Work hours are 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Intermittent full road closures will be in effect. Motorists should anticipate 20-minute delays.
– A pavement repair project from the junction of Routes 29/175 in Middletown to the junction of Routes 29/175 in Kelseyville will continue. Work hours are 6 a.m. to 4 p.m., weekdays. One-way traffic control will be in effect. Motorists should anticipate 15-minute delays. Contractor – Granite Construction of Ukiah.
Highway 281
– AT&T of Santa Rosa has been issued a Caltrans Encroachment permit for utility repairs just west of the junction of Routes 29/181 through Friday, August 26. Work hours are 7 a.m. to 4 p.m., weekdays. One-way traffic control will be in effect. Motorists should anticipate five-minute delays.
MENDOCINO COUNTY
Highway 1
– AT&T of Eureka has been issued a Caltrans Encroachment permit for utility repairs from Old State Highway to Sedalia Drive. Work hours are 7 a.m. to 5 p.m., weekdays. One-way traffic control will be in effect. Motorists should anticipate five-minute delays.
– PG&E of Eureka has been issued a Caltrans Encroachment permit for utility maintenance near Gualala on Wednesday, Aug. 31. Work hours are 7 a.m. to 8 a.m. One-way traffic control will be in effect. Motorists should anticipate five-minute delays. LC#P1IA
– Caltrans will perform routine maintenance at various locations from Gualala to Leggett. Work hours are 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., weekdays. One-way traffic control will be in effect. Motorists should anticipate five-minute delays.
– Installation of a roundabout at Simpson Lane will continue. Nighttime work hours are 7 p.m. to 7 a.m., weekdays. One-way traffic control will be in effect. Motorists should anticipate five-minute delays. Contractor – Fedco Construction, Inc., of Santa Rosa.
– Culvert repairs 0.8 mile north of Ward Avenue will continue. Work hours are 7 a.m. to 4 p.m., weekdays. One-way traffic control will be in effect. Motorists should anticipate five-minute delays. Contractor – Ka-Pel Construction of Willow Creek.
– Storm damage repairs near the Union Landing Viaduct will continue. One-way traffic control with a temporary signal will be in effect 24 hours per day, seven days per week. Motorists should anticipate five-minute delays. Contractor – Valentine Corporation of San Rafael.
Highway 20
– Highway widening from 2.3 to 3.3 miles east of Gravel Pit Road will continue. One-way traffic control with a temporary signal will be in effect 24 hours per day, seven days per week. Motorists should anticipate five-minute delays. Contractor – Team Ghilotti Inc. of Petaluma.
Highway 101
– Installation of metal be a.m. guardrail at various locations from just north of the Mendocino/Sonoma County Line to the junction of Routes 101/222 will continue. Work hours are 6:30 a.m. to 7 p.m., weekdays. One-way traffic control will be in effect. Motorists should anticipate five-minute delays. Contractor – Jeff Parrish of Stanton.
– Slide repairs north of the Korean War Veterans War Memorial Bridge will continue. Traffic will be restricted to one lane in each direction of travel 24 hours per day, seven days per week. Motorists may experience minor traffic slowdowns. Contractor – Argonaut Constructors of Santa Rosa.
– Installation of cable median barrier from the El Roble Overcrossing to the junction of Routes 20/101 will continue. Work hours are 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. and 7 p.m. to 7 a.m., Sunday evening through Friday
afternoon. Traffic will be restricted to one lane in each direction of travel. Motorists may experience minor traffic slowdowns. Contractor – Ghilotti Brothers of San Rafael.
– A pavement repair project from the Robinson Creek Bridge to Uva Drive will continue. Work hours are 8 p.m. to 6 p.m., weekdays. Traffic will be restricted to one lane in each direction of travel. Motorists may experience minor traffic slowdowns. Contractor – Granite Construction Inc. of Ukiah.
– Bridge deck repairs at the Lake Mendocino Drive Undercrossing, the York Creek Bridge, and the Pomo Lane Undercrossing will begin Monday, August 29. Work hours are 6 p.m. to 6 a.m., weekdays. Traffic will be restricted to one lane in each direction of travel. Motorists may experience minor traffic slowdowns. Contractor – Wahlund Construction of Eureka.
– Installation of metal be a.m. guardrail at various locations from Reeves Canyon Road to the South Willits Overhead will continue. Work hours are 6 a.m. to 5 p.m., weekdays. Southbound traffic will be restricted to one lane. Motorists may experience minor traffic slowdowns. Contractor – Jeff Parrish of Stanton.
– Metal beam guardrail repair at various locations from Reeves Canyon Road to 0.7 mile south of the junction of Routes 1/101 will continue. Work hours are 6:30 a.m. to 7 p.m., weekdays. In two-lane sections, one-way traffic control will be in effect and motorists should anticipate five-minute delays. In four-lane sections, traffic will be restricted to one lane in each direction of travel and motorists may experience minor traffic slowdowns. Contractor – Wahlund Construction of Eureka.
– Caltrans will perform routine maintenance from Walker Road to the Willits Mill Creek Bridge. Work hours are 7 a.m. to 5 p.m., weekdays. One-way traffic control will be in effect. Motorists should anticipate 10-minute delays.
– Bridge painting at the Long Valley Creek Bridge will continue. Work hours are 6 a.m. to 4 p.m., weekdays. Traffic will be restricted to one lane in each direction of travel. Motorists may experience minor traffic slowdowns. Contractor – Certified Coatings Co. of Fairfield.
– Caltrans will perform routine maintenance from 0.6 mile south of the Bear Pen Undercrossing to the Humboldt/Mendocino County line. Work hours are 7 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., weekdays. Traffic will be restricted to one lane in each direction of travel. Motorists may experience minor traffic slowdowns.
Highway 128
– A pavement repair project from the junction of Highway 1/128 to the Flynn Creek Bridge will continue. Work hours are 6 a.m. to 8 p.m., weekdays. One-way traffic control will be in effect. Motorists should anticipate 10-minute delays. Contractor – Argonaut Constructors of Santa Rosa.
– A pavement repair project from the Mill Creek Bridge the Indian Creek Bridge will continue. Work hours are 6 a.m. to 4 p.m., weekdays. One-way traffic control will be in effect. Motorists should anticipate 10-minute delays. Contractor – Granite Construction Inc. of Ukiah.
– Culvert repairs from 0.6 to 1.3 miles east of Mountain House Road will continue. One-way traffic control with a temporary signal will be in effect 24 hours per day, seven days per week. Motorists should anticipate five-minute delays. Contractor – Team Ghilotti of Petaluma.
Highway 222
– Replacement of the Russian River Bridge will continue. Work hours are 7 a.m. to 5 p.m., weekdays. One-way traffic control with a temporary signal will be in effect 24 hours per day, seven days per week. Motorists should anticipate 15-minute delays during work hours and five-minute delays at other times. Contractor – CC Myers of Rancho Cordova.
Highway 253
– Culvert repairs from the junction of Routes 128/253 to the junction of Routes 101/253 will continue. Work hours are 7 a.m. to 3 p.m., weekdays. One-way traffic control will be in effect. Motorists should anticipate 15-minute delays. Contractor – Team Ghilotti of Petaluma.
– PG&E of Eureka has been issued a Caltrans Encroachment permit for utility repairs near Stipp Lane beginning Thursday, Sept. 1. Work hours are 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., weekdays. One-way traffic control will be in effect. Motorists should anticipate five-minute delays.
Work on all these projects is weather permitting and subject to change. Caltrans wishes to advise motorists to drive with caution when approaching work areas and to be prepared to stop at traffic control stations.
The Caltrans Traffic Operations Office has reviewed each project and determined that individual project delays are expected to be less than the statewide policy maximum of 30 minutes, unless otherwise noted.
For information pertaining to emergency roadwork or for updates to scheduled roadwork, please contact the California Highway Information Network (CHIN) at 1-800-GAS-ROAD (1-800-427-7623).
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LAKE COUNTY, Calif. – Lake County Wine Studio is hosting a wine tasting event featuring new wine releases from Shed Horn Cellars with winemaker Mike and his wife Adawn Wood, and painted works of art and clothing by Diana Liebe in September.
The event will take place Friday, Sept. 2, from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m., and Saturday, Sept. 3, from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m.
Musical guest during the reception evenings is Carey Robinson on acoustic guitar.
Wood continues to reap awards for his wines and the current releases have been no exception with Golds and Silvers won at both the 2011 San Francisco Chronicle Wine Competition and 2011 State Fair.
The $10 wine sampler with paired appetizers will include their 2009 Sauvignon Blanc, 2010 Chardonnay from Robinson Lake Vineyard, 2009 Zinfandel, 2007 Cabernet Sauvignon and 2008 Petite Sirah.
Diana Liebe is the artist on show for the month of September.
A former art teacher at both the high school and college levels, Liebe has been very involved in the Lake County Arts community since moving here from Mendocino County seven years ago.
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LAKEPORT, Calif. – There's a starting gate, an oval track and a finish line, but the porkers in the pig races are like no other speedsters.
Before each race, audience members pick a color, blue, green, yellow or red. Each of the pigs in the race wears a racing silk with one of the colors. After the race, everyone who picked the color of the winning pig is awarded a blue ribbon – that proudly declares, “My Pig Won!” – and entered in a drawing for hats and shirts.
“It’s a memory that we’re able to create for the spectators at the Lake County Fair,” said Charles Cook, owner of the pig racing company. “Some folks have never won a blue ribbon before.”
The pigs will show off their speed at this year's Lake County Fair, which takes place Thursday, Sept. 1, through Sunday, Sept. 4, at the fairgrounds, 401 Martin St., in Lakeport.
The fair theme for 2011 is "Make Some Magic!"
Cook raised pigs in the agriculture organizations 4-H and FFA when he was a youngster. At the age of 26, Cook was asked by a representative from the California State Fair if it would be possible to train pigs to race. Cook found that cookies and cream were a great motivator.
“They are very motivated by the dessert,” Cook said. “Whoever gets there first gets more, so that’s their incentive to outrun the others. They actually change positions and you can see that they’re trying hard to get there first.”
Cook’s racing pigs are different from the hogs in the livestock barns, he said. Instead of being muscular, the wild breed pigs he purchases are smaller and thinner. This ensures they can fit in the starting gates for as long as possible. Cook buys the pigs and starts training them after they are weaned from their mothers.
“In the first day of training they walk around the track until they realize they have that reward at the finish line,” Cook said. “Then the second day, they jog. And the third day, they run.”
Once the pigs are trained, they travel around the country, competing with one another for the ice cream and cookies at events all year long. Each pig’s career lasts “as long as they can fit in the starting gate,” Cook says. Usually, that's about one year.
A number of other activities are also planned for the Lake County Fair.
vents in the grandstand arena include the Lake County Lawn Mower Challenge Races on Thursday evening, a demolition derby on Friday evening, open mud bogs and a 4x4 truck pull on Saturday evening, and the California State Finals of the WGAS Motorsports Tuff Truck and Buggy Races on Sunday evening. All grandstand shows start at 7:30 pm.
Local participants are also encouraged in the demo derby, truck pulls, mud bogs and the tuff truck races, and entry forms are available at the fairgrounds office.
Live local entertainment occurs continuously on two stages.
The Sutter Lakeside Hospital Main Stage will host the likes of the Snake Alley Band, LC Diamonds, Bill Noteman and the Rockets, and the Mark Weston Band, among others.
The Mediacom Stage will host a variety of acts including Mike Wilhelm and Hired Guns, Travis Rinker, the Don Carter Quartet and Jim Williams on acoustic guitar.
Regular admission prices for the 2011 Lake County Fair are $10 for a regular ticket, $6 for a senior over age 60 and $6 for children ages 6 through 11.
Children under 6 years old are admitted free every day. Children through age 11 are admitted for $3 on Thursday, Sept. 1 only, for “Kid's Day.”