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CLEAR LAKE STATE PARK, Calif. – No matter what time of year, the Clear Lake State Park is a special place to experience, but April has to be one of the best times.
Join Brad Barnwell on a one- or two-hour bird walk and experience spring in the park on Saturday, April 2, at 8:30 a.m.
Meet at the visitor center parking lot, bring your binoculars, hat, water and good, sturdy walking shoes and, since it is spring, bring mosquito repellant.
Entry into the park is free for those joining the walk. Rain cancels the walk.
There are still only a few people in the park in April and it is a good opportunity to see many of the migrating birds moving through the park on their trip north or those that have actually decided to make the park their seasonal home.
The ospreys are back and have started repairing the pole nest in the visitor center parking lot.
All of the local raptors have been paired off for some time and are putting the finishing touches on their nests.
The pileated woodpeckers have nests under construction and the wood ducks are paired off and scouring out potential nesting cavities.
Clear Lake State Park is located at 5300 Soda Bay Road, Kelseyville.
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SOUTH COW MOUNTAIN, Calif. – The Bureau of Land Management will close the South Cow Mountain Off-Highway Vehicle Area to general recreation use and through traffic from Friday, April 1, through Sunday, April 3, to provide public safety during two motorcycle race events.
The North Bay Motorcycle Club has been granted an exclusive-use permit to use the trails throughout the OHV area for the Crosscut Family Enduro and Sawmill Enduro events.
As many as 200 riders per event are expected.
“With that many riders traveling at high rates of speed, we have to be as certain as we can be that no one accidentally gets onto the race course,” said BLM Ukiah Field Office Manager Rich Burns. “We are restricting access for the safety of both the participants and the public.”
The area will be reopened to the public on Sunday afternoon as soon as the last participant is off the course.
In the event of rain, the races and subsequent area closure will be postponed to April 8 through April 10.
Information about the enduro events is available from the North Bay Motorcycle Club: www.northbaymc.org/ .
For additional information about the Cow Mountain Recreation Area, contact the BLM Ukiah Field Office at (707) 468-4000.
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HIDDEN VALLEY LAKE, Calif. – The HVL Men's Niners Golf Club held a sweeps (low net) competition on March 10th.
Fifty-one men started but only 25 finished all nine holes due to the inclement weather.
The results were:
Flight No. 1 – Olie Smith and Bob Chestnut tied for first with 35, and Dennis Bero and Bob Brossier tied for third with 36.
Flight No. 2 – Bill Lyon finished with the lowest net of the competition at 31, Don Dornbush was second at 37 and Bill Perry was third at 38.
Chip-ins were posted by Don Dornbush and Bob Brossier.
Dennis Bero and Bill Lyon were closest to the par 3 pins.
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CLEARLAKE, Calif. – Come out and support your local youth on Saturday, March 12.
South Shore Little League will hold its second annual dinner, dance and silent auction from 6 p.m. to 11 p.m. at the Clearlake Community/Senior Center, 3245 Bowers Ave. in Clearlake.
They will offer a pasta bar dinner featuring marinara, Alfredo and pesto pastas along with salad, bread and dessert.
Dance the night away with local band “Without a Net.”
There also will be a silent auction featuring many items donated by local merchants.
You must be 21 to attend because there will be a full service bar.
Tickets are $15 per person, which includes two drink tickets.
You can purchase your tickets at the door or you can purchase yours in advance from any South Shore Little League Board member.
Tickets also are available at Foods Etc., Mendo Mill and Four Corners.