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This event is held at the Middletown Methodist Church Social Hall, 15833 Armstrong at Washington, Middletown, starting at noon.
The 4-H presentations are always delightful and interesting. And the food will be delicious. Lunch costs only $5 per person and goes to 4-H to offset expenses.
Lunch reservations are not required. Just show up and enjoy yourself.
The Middletown Luncheon Club meets every third Wednesday of the month from January through November, providing informative speakers and presentations to the community.
Different local nonprofit organizations provide lunch each month and receive a donation.
For more information about the Middletown Luncheon Club, or to be a speaker, contact Helen Whitney,
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“On or around Aug. 15, contractors working with the East Lake Resource Conservation District will begin spraying ravenna grass, an invasive weed, on Cache Creek from a quarter mile below the Clear Lake Dam to the Yolo County line,” said Pardee Bardwell, BLM Cache Creek Natural Area manager.
White Water Rafting and the Back Country Horsemen will help move materials around in the Cache Creek Wilderness Area.
The ravenna grass will be sprayed with AquaMaster, a herbicide similar to Round-Up. AquaMaster may be used in all bodies of water including streams and rivers. No aerial spraying will be done and no spraying will be done on weekends.
“The purpose of this project is to remove ravenna grass, similar to pampas grass, from the target areas before they become a serious threat to the aquatic habitat of Cache Creek, including the north fork and the Yolo County portion,” Bardwell said. Ravenna grass, a non-native invasive weed, occurs in about 225 sites along upper Cache Creek and has spread downstream into Yolo County.
Field observations indicate that ravenna grass is having a pronounced effect on the Cache Creek native plant ecosystem.
Large stands of these large plants are altering successional processes and riparian community structure.
Individual plants produce thousands of seeds that disperse by both wind and water and the plants are moving downstream into Yolo County.
The eradication project is one of several in the Cache Creek watershed. Due to seed dispersal, plant monitoring and eradication is not limited by ownership boundaries.
Federal, state and local agencies; conservation and environmental organizations; and private landowners are cooperating in this large-scale project to remove non-native invasive weed species from the entire watershed including ravenna grass, tamarisk and arundo, Bardwell said.
Eradication of additional plants located on intervening private lands within the project area will be coordinated with the resource conservation districts in Lake, Yolo and Colusa counties and will complement BLM’s efforts.
For more information, contact Bardwell at 707-468-4055.
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Karan Mackey, proprietor of the Inn, has invited Clarke to meet guests attending the annual event in downtown Lakeport.
Tasting of fine Lake County wines and delicious hors d’oeuvres from local restaurants is featured from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m., with dancing to the LC Diamonds in Museum Park from 8 p.m. to 10 p.m.
Clarke, a Lake County resident and C.R.N.A. (Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist), creates a new watercolor-on-silk painting each year and donates it to the Wine Alliance to be auctioned off during the annual charity event.
He has done more than 400 paintings in his specialty medium, many of which are in Lake County collections and public facilities.
His original painting, “Thankful in Lake County,” is on display at the Saw Shop Gallery Bistro in Kelseyville.
The Wine Alliance has reproduced the original art and proceeds from the poster sales, at $20 each, will benefit the nonprofit organizations and programs that have been selected as this year’s beneficiaries. The painting will be among special items up for bid during the live auction.
The 12th annual Lake County Wine Auction will be on Saturday, Sept. 17, at Ceago Vinegarden in Nice, which is serving as the host venue for the second year.
Two ticket prices will be offered this year. The Grand Tasting ticket will include an afternoon of wine and food tasting in the Ceago courtyard, a commemorative wineglass and tasting plate, and participation in the silent auction for $75 per person. This portion of the event will begin at 3 p.m. and conclude at 6 p.m.
The Grand Tasting and Auction Reserve ticket will include all of the items for the Grand Tasting ticket as well as a gift tote, reserved seating for the served, three-course dinner, the live auction, and dancing for $150 per person. This portion of the event will start at 3 p.m. and end at 9 p.m.
The attire for this year’s charity event is Wine Country chic. Attendees must be 21 years and older. Music in the afternoon will be provided by David Neft on the keyboard.
During the evening, entertainers Twice as Good will play for dancing. Lake County businessman Bill Brunetti is the honorary chair; Shaun Hornby and Stephanie Green are the auctioneers.
The Lake County Wine Alliance, a nonprofit organization of Lake County wineries, winegrape growers, and allied businesses whose mission is to foster the arts, benefit health services, and support the community while promoting Lake County as a premier grape growing and fine wine region, has contributed over $831,000 to local nonprofit organizations and agencies in the past 11 years.
Beneficiaries for this year are, by category: in the arts, the fine arts programs at five high schools; in health services, Any Positive Change, Catholic Charities-Rural Food Program, and Meals on Wheels programs at five senior centers; and in the community, Lake County Council of Church Women United, Lake County Literacy Coalition, Military Funeral Honors Team, Northshore Fire Protection District, Operation Tango Mike and People Services Inc.
Tickets are available through the Wine Alliance Web site, www.winealliance.org, or by calling 866-279-WINE to make reservations.
Mailed requests for tickets and reservations may be sent to P.O. Box 530, Kelseyville, CA 95451.
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The group will have chicken fried steak, mashed potatoes with gravy, veggies, fresh cut salad, rolls and yummy dessert served at the club hall, 2817 E. Highway 20 in Nice.
The bar is open for socializing at 5 p.m. then dinner will be served at 6 p.m.
Enjoy dancing to the music of Jim Williams right after the meal.
All tickets cost $15 at the door.
Everyone is welcome.
For information about this event or renting the hall for your own, call 707-263-1606.