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Lakeport ADA Committee meets Monday
The main topics of discussion will be the recommendation to approve curb cuts on S. Main Street.
Lakeport City Hall is located at 225 Park St., telephone 263-5615.
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The main topics of discussion will be the recommendation to approve curb cuts on S. Main Street.
Lakeport City Hall is located at 225 Park St., telephone 263-5615.
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Titled the Shannon Ridge Showdown, the event will take place in Clearlake Oaks.
The Shannon Ridge Showdown Ultra-Endurance race will be a 16-hour competition and the course itself is approximately 7.5 miles in length with over 1,700 feet of climbing per lap. The course route is a combination of single track, double track, fire access roads and vineyard rows.
This is the first time that a USA Cycling Mountain Bike National Ultra Endurance Calendar series race course has included vineyards as part of the course route.
The race and course is designed, promoted and directed by endurance racers. Ultra-Endurance racing is one the fastest growing forms of mountain bike racing.
The race will begin in front of the Shannon Ridge tasting room on Highway 20 in Clearlake Oaks at 4 p.m. on Oct. 18 and will end at 8 a.m. on Oct. 19 in the mountain vineyards directly across from the home of winery owners Clay and Margarita Shannon.
Rebecca Rush, who is the current 24-Hour Solo "World Champion" in Mountain Biking, will be making the trip to Lake County to compete in the Shannon Ridge Showdown, along with many of the top ranked male and female Ultra-Endurance racers.
Additionally, there will be a wine industry race category for mountain bikers that are involved in the wine industry. Participants in this category will be allowed to race solo or on a team of up to five riders. The wine industry race will run from 4 p.m. until midnight on Oct. 18.
“This event will prove to be strenuous and exciting for competitors. The varying terrain in Lake County provides for an invigorating mountain bike challenge,” said Chris Baker, Shannon Ridge’s southeast regional sales manager, and avid mountain biker, who helped design the course and the event.
On line registration will open March 1. A USA Cycling Mountain Bike race license is required to compete.
Registration closes Oct. 11 or when racer limit is reached (300 racers maximum).
More information about the race can be found at www.shannonridgeshowdown.com or by contacting Rick Gunier at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..
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Members and prospective members are invited to come early and enjoy dinner together prior to the start of the meeting.
President Lori Adams will have several items on the agenda for the hour-long meeting. Up for discussion will be the second annual Poker Run, currently scheduled for Sunday, June 22. Proceeds from the poker run will benefit the ABATE of California Judicial Fund.
Plans also are in the making for the return of Local 28's Party in the Pines, a Northern California Regional Rally for ABATE. The date is July 18 and 19. It is anticipated that members from other ABATE Locals will be attending this family oriented motorcycle campout. Party in the Pines was held for several years on Cobb in the Loch Lomond area.
All motorcycle enthusiasts are invited to join Local 28 on March 6th at Carlos and Vinny's in Lakeport.
March 6 will be the last meeting on Thursday evenings. Beginning April 6, Local 28 will be meeting on Sunday mornings at 10 a.m., with a run following the breakfast meeting.
Membership in Local 28 is open to anyone who rides and all motorcyclists are welcome.
For more information call 277-7171.
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Collection of greenwaste was reduced from weekly to monthly during December, January and February because the amount of greenwaste collected during those months is traditionally lower than other quarters.
Improvements this year included direct mailed notices to all curbside customers and provisions for customers with large lots and/or gardens to either rent additional 90-gallon greenwaste containers for $5 per month or fill three 30-gallon containers for monthly collection at no additional charge.
Only two dozen calls were received this winter compared to 150 calls received last year. Most of this winter’s callers complained that December was too early to start the program because they still had leaves on the ground.
Public Services Department staff is committed to keeping curbside collection rates low to attract new customers because there is a direct connection between curbside recycling and significant increases in the County’s diversion rate.
As was done last year, a report containing information about cost savings and community response related to the Winter Greenwaste Program will be forwarded to the Board of Supervisors later this year to determine program parameters in future years.
If you have questions or comments about the Winter Greenwaste Program, please call 263-1980.
For information about other recycling and disposal programs, please visit the County’s waste management Web site at www.recycling.co.lake.ca.us.
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This grant, administered by the California Department of Water Resources must be completed by the beginning of summer of 2010.
The purpose of the grant is “To understand current and potential threats to our watershed, and provide a comprehensive watershed assessment that will address a myriad of ecological, economical, cultural, and social issues as they relate to our watershed.”
The stewardship is forming a Technical Advisor Committee whose purpose is to review currently available data and determine strengths and weaknesses in the data and possible needed remedies.
From this basis the public will be informed of the course of the assessment through articles in local publicatiions and several planned workshops. This will give the public an overview of what is planned and also offer an opportunity to comment on the process and add in items that they feel should be included in the assessment.
Timely announcements of these meetings will be published in local publications and on the group's upcoming Web site.
For further information or to voice input to this process call Chris Simon UPCS Chair at 987-1109 or Dwight Holford, watershed coordinator, at 987-0663.
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The awards ceremony will be held on Sunday, March 30, at Konocti Harbor Resort & Spa, Kelseyville beginning with a reception at 4 p.m.
Currently, only nominees may purchase tickets to the event. General public ticket sales will begin on Monday, March 3.
Any questions concerning the Stars of Lake County Awards Program may be addressed to the chamber at 263-5092.
Man of the Year
Dave Fesmire, Lucerne (Posthumously)
Robert L. DeWitt, Jr., Kelseyville
Dr. Janus Madej, Lakeport
Scott Fergusson, Hidden Valley Lake
Woman of the Year
Elizabeth Larson, Lucerne
Lori Peters, Clearlake
Georgina Lehne, Clearlake
Valerie Duncan, Upper Lake
Large Business of the Year
Wal-Mart, Clearlake
Lakeport Grocery Outlet, Lakeport
Shannon Ridge Winery & Vineyard, Clear Lake Oaks
Orchard Park Assisted Living & Memory Care, Clearlake
Umpqua Bank
Small Business of the Year
Main Street Café (Sam Polo), Clearlake
Mugshots Expresso, Middletown
Kelseyville Drug, Kelseyville
Kerrie’s Quilting, Lakeport
Sylvie’s and The Bunk House, Middletown
Touch of Class Hair Salon (Charlene Munoz), Lakeport
Main Street Bakery, Kelseyville
Wilson Repair & Agricultural Equipment
Skin Fitness, Lakeport
Freedom Heating & Air Conditioning, Clearlake
Moore Family Winery, Cobb
Youth Advocate, Volunteer
Helen Finch, Kelseyville
Jill Robbins, Lakeport
Upper Lake High School Booster Club, Upper Lake
Rich Swaney, Lucerne
Floyd Surber, Lakeport
Youth Advocate, Professional
Adam Garcia, Kelseyville
Brian Sumpter, Cloverdale
Student of the Year, Male
Daniel Gildea, Lakeport
Erik Jameson, Lakeport
Student of the Year, Female
Kacey Tallman, Hidden Valley Lake
Ashley Crawford, Lower Lake
Krista Collins, Upper Lake
Stephanie Tregea, Upper Lake
Agriculture Award of the Year
California Women for Agriculture, Kelseyville
Arts Award of the Year, Amateur
Lorna Sue Sides
Shelby Posada, Lakeport
Lois McCoy, Glenhaven
Arts Award of the Year, Professional
Ronald Keas, Lucerne
Expressive Motion Dance Studio, Middletown
Sandra Wade, Lower Lake
Konocti Dance Academy, Clearlake
Raymond Farrow, Kelseyville
Volunteer of the Year
Bob Sola, Lucerne
Dennis Locke, Clearlake Oaks
Eells Family, Lucerne
William Barrows & Connie Miller, Hidden Valley Lake
Norma Wright, Nice
Roth Shilts, Middletown
B.J. Woods, Lakeport
Eldena Russell, Hidden Valley Lake
Mae Nahmais, Clearlake Oaks
Marla Ruzicka Humanitarian of the Year
Julie Kelly, Lakeport
Susie Wiloth, Lower Lake
Eva Johnson, Kelseyville
Senior of the Year
William Edwards, Lower Lake
Best Idea of the Year
Lake Family Resource Center Wine and Chocolate Fundraiser, Lakeport
Lake County Screen Saver, Lucerne
Hot Spot Youth Center, Clearlake
A Discovery Center at Anderson Marsh State Park, Lower Lake
Team DUI, Clearlake
Organization of the Year, Nonprofit
Lakeside Dental Clinic,Lakeport
Lake County Farm Bureau, Lakeport
Sutter Lakeside Hospital, Lakeport
Channel Cats of Lake County, Lakeport
Organization of the Year, Volunteer
Operation Tango Mike, Kelseyville
Clear Lake CHP Senior Volunteer Program, Kelseyville
Sponsoring Survivorship, Lakeport
Soroptimist International of Clear Lake
Lakeport Rotary Club, Lakeport
Trowel & Trellis Garden Club, Lakeport
Lifetime Achievement, Male
Barry Loflin, Lakeport (Posthumously)
Don Emerson, Cobb
Dr. Morton Levine, Clearlake
Lifetime Achievement, Couple
Robert and Nadine Strauss, Lucerne
Lifetime Achievement, Female
Joan Steele Holman, Lakeport
Verna Wicks-Demartino, Lakeport
Local Hero of the Year
Dominic Cardinale, Kelseyville
Ginny Craven, Kelseyville
Javier Batres, Lakeport
New Business of the Year
Main Street Bakery, Kelseyville
Wild About Books, Clearlake
The Kitchen Gallery, Lakeport
Bigg’s 155 Diner, Lakeport
Konocti Dance Academy, Clearlake
Olivia’s Organics, Upper Lake
Zino’s Ristorante & Inn, Kelseyville
Holy Joe’s Café, Upper Lake
Environmental Award
Children’s Museum of Art & Sciences, Clearlake
Tom & Val Nixon, Kelseyville
Robert Lossius, Lakeport
Holly Harris & Chuck Lamb
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