The Kelseyville Kid’s Garden Club just enjoyed their annual campout at Finch Gardens where they rolled out the pizza dough and dressed it with pesto made from basil and garlic grown in their own garden as well as red peppers and squash also grown in their garden.

A group of garden club kids and volunteers sat down to a dinner of pesto pizza, pesto pasta and green salad with herbal vinaigrette before adjoining to the campfire for fresh peach cobbler and the vanilla ice cream that they learned how to prepare before dinner.

It’s amazing the things you learn sitting around the campfire with a lot of fourth and fifth graders. A good time was had by all.

September will bring a new season of gardeners into the club and we are very much looking forward to meeting them.

Our first undertaking is that of our annual fundraiser. The Kelseyville Garden Club Kids will be in front of Bruno’s Shop Smart every Saturday beginning until Sept 29 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. selling Dutch Garden spring bulbs.

The Kelseyville Kid’s Garden Club kids will return on Oct. 20 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. to deliver all of the bulbs ordered during the sale.

If you, or someone you know, would like to join us on our adventure in the garden, we sure would love to hear from you.

The club meets every Tuesday and Thursday afternoon from 2 p.m. until 3 p.m. in the garden at Kelseyville Elementary School, 5065 Konocti Road. For more information call Helen Finch, 279-9400.

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Cobb education and author Alethea Eason. Courtesy photo.

COBB – Cobb resident Alethea Eason will be on the book-signing tour next month for Hungry, her first children’s book published by HarperCollins.

The 208-page hardcover book is a science fiction/fantasy story geared to children 9 to 12 years old.

A teaching guide and lesson plans accompany Hungry according to Eason, a 20-year educator, Minnie Cannon Elementary School teacher and reading specialist.

“As a teacher, I understand the demands of using state-based curriculum and not having time to teach everything expected; therefore, lessons accompany my book,” Eason said. “The lessons are designed around 6th grade curriculum standards and include English-language arts, math, science, social studies, behavior intervention, and healthy eating.

“Teachers of other grades, and in states other than California, should find lessons applicable for their classrooms as well.”

Deborah Jones, the protagonist in Hungry, reflects on, among other things, the necessity of eating, the effects of consuming resources, genetics, and evolution.

A sixth grade girl, Deborah, is also known as “Dbkrrrsh” by her family and the rest of her species. Her family has come to Earth to make preparations for an invasion. She is caught between wanting to be a good citizen of the Home World, living up to her parents expectations, and the values she has learned growing up in America.

The dilemma she faces is a moral one as she has been brought up to believe to survive she must feed on human beings. Her best friend, Willy, who has started sixth grade as a social outcast, becomes the focal point of her problem. She is expected to feed on him to prove her loyalty to her planet.

Local publication parties, author presentations and book-signing events include The Bookkeeper, Cobb Center, Hwy 175, October 4, 7 p.m.; Funtopia Toys & Games, Middletown, October 6, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.; Copperfield’s Books, Calistoga, October 9, 10 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.; Pomo Elementary School, Clearlake, October 18, 12:30 a.m. to 2 p.m.; Wild About Books, Clearlake, October 21,1 p.m. to 3 p.m., Gallery Bookshop, Mendocino, October 28, 3 p.m.; and Barnes and Nobles, Santa Rosa, November 17, 11 a.m.

For more details about Hungry, see the HarperCollins Web site,

www.harpercollinschildrens.com/HarperChildrens/Kids/BookDetail.aspx?isbn13=9780060825546&BDMode=3. The book may also be purchased at www.amazon.com.

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We have two new teachers: Dan Maes and Tom Schaerges. Tom was one of the first substitutes that we had at Carlé and the seventh teacher we have from Oak Hill Middle School. Tom's goals are to help everyone graduate, help people get jobs and teach cooperative learning. Mr. Maes is also from Oak Hill and will be teaching organization skills, History and English. He is here to help expand our minds. Welcome! We are honored to have you!

We would also like to give a big open-hearted welcome to our new students who will help Carlé grow and change. We have a good group this year with many artists, musicians, culinary artists, massage therapists and animal lovers.

The new additions are Cindy Amaral, Jason Andrews, André Ari, Anthony Boylen, Kelly Campo, Vonnie Claytor, Travis Conine, Daniel Davey, Mia Dupard, Jesse Epperson, Atlee Erickson, Todd Fiora, Kim Fuller, Corey Givens, Thurman Hardy, Josh Hays, Ashley Hoffee, Ayla Hummingbird, Steven Hunt, Dre'Shon Hunter, Crystal Koon, Marquice Lamar, Katherine Ledesma, Welsey Leverenz, Matthew Mack, Donnie McCosker, Alex Meek, Brandon Melton, Kristina Micheletti, Daniel Miller, Courtney Montiel, Steven Negrete, A.J. Ochoa, Jenna Ortega, Cody Oudeman, Jah-Brela Parker, Jamila Parker, Bonny Passley, Chris Perry, Jessica Ricket, Sarah Roath, Patrick Roberts, Monique Roque, Paige Salvante, Marissa Tagle, Trevor Tippett, Kelly Trask, Heather Valdez, Gabrielle Varney, Joyce Walker, Marlene Williams,and Iliana Moreno.

Welcome and welcome back everyone!

We are fully packed this year with a whopping 100 students. We also have acquired five new smart boards which are at the top of the list for advanced teaching technological tools.

Starting the school year takes a lot of work for everyone, especially the maintenance crew. So we'd like to thank Dana Moore, Earl Brown and the whole maintenance crew for making this campus beautiful for the first day of school.

We are selling ads for the yearbook. A business card is $25, a quarter page is $50, a half a page is $80 and a whole page is $100. If you are interested in purchasing an ad to support our yearbook call Verna Rogers here at Carlé at 994-1033.

Thank you for reading the Carlé Chronicle!

Yvette Kinyon is a Carle student and the dedicated writer of the Carle Chronicle.

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Students were awarded the scholarships in June and will receive their scholarship during the fall semester. To earn scholarships, students must be members of MESA, demonstrate academic promise and be an engineering, math or computer science major.

There are about 90 scholarships rewarded statewide each year and the scholarship amount is $3,225 for the year, for a maximum of four years.

Hansen and Martinez each earned three year scholarships and will be transferring to four-year schools this upcoming fall and spring semesters.

Molina, Padilla, Ramirez and Rosales each earned four-year scholarships and are planning on transferring in the fall of 2008.

Hansen, who has a 3.8 GPA and will be going to the University of Michigan, plans on majoring in mechanical engineering. He serves as the Mendocino College MESA president and participated in a summer internship at the University of Michigan.

“Without being involved with MESA or having the help of Mendocino College MESA/Learning Center Director Margaret Sanchez, I wouldn’t have had many opportunities or been able to attend the University of Michigan,” Hansen said.

Martinez will be majoring in mechatronic engineering at Chico State University next spring and was the former Mendocino College MESA president. Martinez also served as an assistant teacher at the winter math institute and has a 3.0 GPA.

Gabriel Molina, Mike Padilla, Susana Ramirez and Gladis Rosales each earned four-year scholarships and are planning on transferring in the fall of 2008.

Molina plans on transferring to California Polytechnic State University, where he will be majoring in mechanic engineering. While serving as the Mendocino College MESA vice president and a tutor last spring, Molina maintained a 4.0 GPA.

Involved as a tutor for both MESA and the Mendocino College learning center, Padilla plans on trying to earn a football scholarship to an academic institution. Padilla, who is a member of the Mendocino College football team and is the president of the MESA club, holds a 3.8 GPA and was involved in a robotics internship last summer in Monterey.

“Earning a scholarship will be of great assistance in achieving my academic goals,” Padilla said.

Serving as the Mendocino College MESA treasurer and also as a tutor, Ramirez plans to major in civil engineering. Ramirez holds a 3.8 GPA and is currently doing computer research at SunGuard in San Diego.

Rosales, serves as a tutor for MESA and the HEP program at Mendocino College. Rosales has a 3.6 GPA and plans on majoring in computer science.

“All these students are heavily involved on campus and are great individuals. They are tutors, involved in workshops and are members of MESA,” Mendocino College Mesa Director Margret Sanchez said.

More information about MESA can be found by visiting www.mendocino.edu or contacting Margaret Sanchez at This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it

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