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- Written by: Napa Valley Cricket Club
NAPA COUNTY, Calif. – The Napa Valley Cricket Club, or NVCC, recently wrote the final check for funds that they raised over the winter to support victims of the October wildfires.
A check for $600 to the Boys & Girls Club of Sonoma Valley wrapped up the donations from the fund that totaled $2,150.
“In the aftermath of the fires last October many of the clubs’ family members and friends were in touch with us asking how they could help, so we decided to set up an online fundraiser on the You Caring platform,” said NVCC Treasurer Jamie Johnson. “The focus of our fundraiser was youth sports and rec as the club board decided to focus on this area given the loss and trauma suffered by so many kids during the fires.”
In addition to the $600 check to the Boys & Girls Club of Sonoma Valley, $600 was donated to Sonoma County YMCA, $700 to Santa Rosa United Soccer Club, and $250 to the Dunbar Elementary School Playground Fund.
“We were pleased by the generosity of our cricketing community, not only here in the Bay Area, but globally, as we had donations from many far-flung places,” said Johnson. “We’re happy that the money is going to a number of very worthy causes that will continue to benefit youth and their participation in organized sport.”
The Napa Valley Cricket Club wishes to acknowledge the assistance of the following sponsors
Clos du Val, Amcor, Anchor Brewing, Bill Wagner Realtor, Balanced Business Group, Caliber Home Loans, Compadres Rio Grille, Crown Hill Stone Supply, John Fearless, St. Helena Optometry, Seguin Moreau, Southside Café, TRICOR Braun WinePak, ZAM Apps, 19 Crimes Wine, Aroma Restaurant, AZMERA Consulting, Blue Jean Black Design, Left Coast Wine Packaging, Napa Gourmet Foods, Stone Universe International, 3 rock marketing.
The Napa Valley Cricket Club is a 501(c)4 IRS designated non-profit with the purpose of establishing and running an amateur cricket club in the Napa Valley to further the social enjoyment and development of cricket and associated events within the area. Formed in 2012 and now in its seventh season, the Napa Valley Cricket Club welcomes adult players of all skill levels.
More details on the Napa Valley Cricket Club can be found at http://napacricket.com/.
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MENDOCINO NATIONAL FOREST, Calif. – Saturday, June 9, is National Get Outdoors Day and it is a fee-free day on the Mendocino National Forest.
On this day, fees are waived at Forest Service managed campgrounds and the Red Bluff Recreation Area boat launch.
The fee waiver will not apply to campsites at Lake Pillsbury that are operated under concessionaire through PG&E.
Forest visitors might be interested to know that the California Department of Fish and Wildlife placed approximately 1,000 rainbow trout in Hammerhorn Lake on the Covelo Ranger District this week.
Visitors to this area will enjoy the five-acre lake and nine campsites with fire rings and tables. Accessible facilities include: restroom, picnic tables and the quarter-mile Hammerhorn Trail next to the lake shore from the accessible campground to two fully accessible fishing piers.
This is the first time that Hammerhorn Lake has been stocked since 2015, due to road washouts in the 2012 North Pass Fire burned area. Hammerhorn Lake is about 30 miles east of Covelo at an elevation of 3,480 feet.
“Whether you like to camp, fish, hike, birdwatch or you just want to get away from the hustle and bustle of the city, the Mendocino National Forest offers nearly one million awesome acres to get outdoors and explore this weekend. We look forward to seeing you on the forest,” Forest Supervisor Ann Carlson said.
For information about other recreation areas please visit https://www.fs.usda.gov/recmain/mendocino/recreation.
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LOWER LAKE, Calif. – Anderson Marsh State Historic Park continues to hold monthly guided nature walks.
The final guided walk of spring 2018 is scheduled for Saturday, June 9.
Participants are asked to meet in the parking lot at 8:15 a.m. to have time to experience the early morning wildlife to be found in the ranch house and barn complex yard.
The walk begins at 8:30 a.m. There is no parking fee for those attending.
Join Tom Nixon, former State Parks ranger at Anderson Marsh State Historic Park, as he leads a leisurely walk to on the Cache Creek and Ridge trails.
According to Nixon, “As the park settles into summer, this should be a great opportunity to see resident birds, late spring flowers and dragonflies.”
Bring your binoculars. At this time of year, you are also encouraged to bring sun hats and water.
The two-and-a-half to three-mile guided walk will begin and end at the parking lot and should take about two hours.
There will be a tour of the historic Anderson Ranch House after the walk.
Anderson Marsh State Historic Park is located on Highway 53, between Lower Lake and Clearlake.
For more information about the walks, email
More information about AMIA can be found at www.andersonmarsh.org.