SACRAMENTO – Lake County Republican President Penny Lunt attended the Sacramento Tea Party rally on April 15, 2009.

Lunt is pictured giving an American flag to attorney Robert Schell from Jackson at the State Capitol.

At the Taxed Enough Already Tea Rally it was noted that California has the highest state sales tax in the nation.

The doors open at 9 a.m. and the meeting begins at 10 a.m. Come early to browse the quilt library, sign up for special events, and socialize.

This is the LLQG birthday meeting, celebrating eight years of existence.

Marie Strait, a quilting teacher from Los Gatos will present a program called “Scraps, Scraps, Scraps.’ Highlights of the program include a trunk show of scrap quilts, discussion of various types of scrap quilts and suggestions for separating and storing fabric scraps.

Learn more about Marie Strait and see samples of her work at her website www.mariesquilts.com.

LLQG welcomes all quilters and prospective quilters to its meetings and events. Through a variety of programs and projects, the quilt guild members learn new skills and techniques, benefit the Lake County community, and enjoy themselves immensely.

For more information, contact Dottie at 462-7036 or Donna 262-1201, or visit the Ladies of the Lake Quilt Guild website at www.LLQG.org.

The collective’s staff will pick up the boxes from Clearlake and have co-op member pick ups at their site from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. on Thursdays.

“We’re excited to be part of this growing movement and to provide this service for our local Middletown area residents,” Jonathan Donahue said.

The collective, located at 21158 Calistoga St. (Highway 29) offers many herbal and massage remedies and hosts a variety of practitioners.

Members can order CSA boxes, locally baked breads from Main Street Bakery in Kelseyville and designate the Middletown pick up location through the Co-op’s website at www.lakeco-op.org.

For more details for the pick up at the Massage Collective call Joyce Blohm at 707-987-7310.

Celebrating over one year in community, the Lake County Community Cooperative is 300 members strong and envisions cultivating an evolving community by nurturing values of social, economic and environmental responsibility. The co-op wishes to support our local farmers and producers and provide a forum for community activities.

The presentation begins at 7 p.m. on Friday and 6 p.m. on Saturday.

These fun-filled evenings feature pageantry, music, theater and food from the period. Students have recreated a medieval castle in the school’s multipurpose room and will serve a meal of wassail cup, pottage, roasted turkey, sausage, string beans and sweets to the noble lords and ladies of Lake County.

Following the feast, students will present a dramatic theatrical performance followed by musical entertainment featuring members of the Lower Lake High School Music Department.

Tickets for the Renaissance Affair are only $25 and may be purchased at the Lower Lake High School attendance office.

For more information, please telephone Mrs. Cydney Dixon, music teacher, at 707-994-6471, Extension 2779.