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The show will take place from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 1, and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 2,at the Lake County Fairgrounds, 401 Martin St., Lakeport.
The featured guest artist is Carrie Fondi, owner and operator of Aloha Quilt Shop.
Fondi has studied with many Hawaiian master quilters and specializes in Hawaiian hand applique.
Attendees will have the chance to view more than 150 quilts at this year’s show.
There also will be a silent auction, country store, theme basket raffle, vendors, a scissor sharpener, live demos, opportunity quilt raffle and drawing on Sunday afternoon, and a chance to win door prizes.
For more information visit http://www.llqg.org/quilt-show.html.
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The council will meet at 5 p.m. Thursday, July 7, in closed session to discuss existing and anticipated litigation and employee negotiations before the public portion of the meeting begins at 6 p.m. in the council chambers at Clearlake City Hall, 14050 Olympic Drive.
The meeting will be broadcast live on the city's YouTube channel or the Lake County PEGTV YouTube Channel. Community members also can participate via Zoom or can attend in person.
The agenda can be found here.
Comments and questions can be submitted in writing for City Council consideration by sending them to City Clerk Melissa Swanson at
To give the council adequate time to review your questions and comments, please submit your written comments before 4 p.m. Thursday, July 7.
Each public comment emailed to the city clerk will be read aloud by the mayor or a member of staff for up to three minutes or will be displayed on a screen. Public comment emails and town hall public comment submissions that are received after the beginning of the meeting will not be included in the record.
On Thursday, the council will hold public hearings to consider partial abandonment of Spruce and Armijo avenue north of 18th and a development agreement for a commercial cannabis operation located at 2250 Ogulin Canyon Road.
Under business, council members will discuss mandatory water allocations and other drought mitigation measures ordered by the state — especially for urban water suppliers — and give direction to staff.
The council also will hold a new first reading of an ordinance relating to traffic and parking regulations and consider authorizing the city manager to execute a contract to exceed $450,000 with BKF Engineering for the Lakeshore Drive design.
Staff also will ask the council to consider execute nine on-call consulting contracts, not to exceed $200,000 per contract over a five-year period, in order “to create efficiency, provide for enough consultant capacity, and prepare for upcoming projects such as Measure V Roads projects,” according to Finance Director Kelcey Young’s report.
Young said the contracts are being awarded to the following consultants: California Engineering Co, Borelli & Associates, REY Engineers, LACO Associates, TJKM, Tall Tree Engineering, Green Valley Consulting Engineers, Studio W Architects and RSA.
The council also will award the 2022 chip seal project, adopt updates to the management classification and benefits plan and appoint a council member and up to two alternates as voting delegates for the League of California Cities annual conference in September.
On the meeting's consent agenda — items that are considered routine in nature and usually adopted on a single vote — are warrants; the April 21 council meeting minutes; continuation of declaration of local emergency issued on Aug. 23, 2021 and ratified by council action on Sept. 16, 2021; continuation of declaration of local emergency issued on Aug. 23, 2021, and ratified by council action on Sept. 16, 2021; continuation of declaration of local emergency issued on Aug. 18, 2021, and ratified by council action on Aug. 19, 2021; continuation of authorization to implement and utilize teleconference accessibility to conduct public meetings pursuant to Assembly Bill 361; minutes of the April and May meetings; and notification of expiring committee appointments.
Email Elizabeth Larson at
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The meeting will begin at 4 p.m. at the Moose Lodge, located at 15900 Moose Lodge Lane in Clearlake Oaks.
The meeting can be attended in person or via Zoom; the meeting ID is 935 8339 6020, the pass code is 448228.
Agenda items include updates on the roadmap task force and commercial cannabis, the consolidated lighting district in Clearlake Oaks and street lighting in Spring Valley, the Lake County geothermal project watchlist and the EPA’s superfund site at the mercury mine.
In other business, there will be updates on Spring Valley and the Northshore Fire Protection District, and a report from Supervisor EJ Crandell, new business and announcements.
ERTH will next meet on Wednesday, Aug. 3.
ERTH’s members are Denise Loustalot, Jim Burton, Tony Morris and Pamela Kicenski.
For more information visit the group’s Facebook page.
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The latest data from www.drought.gov indicates that 97.5% of California is in a severe drought — up from 65% two years ago.
Most California counties are in a severe or extreme drought and Lake County is no exception.
The city of Lakeport relies on groundwater wells in the Scotts Valley area along with treated water from Clear Lake for its potable water needs. Officials said both sources are vulnerable due to the current and forecasted drought conditions.
City officials are strongly encouraging customers to conserve water whenever possible.
Additional water use mandates may be issued in the future and the city is reminding customers that the following wasteful water usage practices are currently prohibited per Lakeport City Council Resolution No. 2630 (2017):
• Hosing off sidewalks, driveways and other hardscapes;
• Washing automobiles, boats, RVs and other vehicles with hoses not equipped with a shut-off nozzle;
• Using non-recirculated water in a fountain or other decorative water feature;
• Watering lawns in a manner that causes runoff, or within 48 hours after measurable precipitation;
• Irrigating ornamental turf on public street medians.
The city said it appreciates everyone’s assistance in helping to protect its water resources.