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Owner Bob Rider moved to Lake County in 2002. He opened the store in 2005 when an injury forced him to retire from law enforcement. Rider is proud of the fact that his store is veteran-owned and operated.
He has always been interested in fishing and has 20 years of firearms handling experience from his military service and police careers. His wife Brianna and sons – ages 15, 5 and 2 – also are interested in fishing and firearms.
Rider and his staff know where the best fishing spots are on the lake. Someone from the shop is on the water nearly every day of the week.
He started writing a weekly fishing report, dubbed the “Rider Report,” a few years ago. It has now grown to over 20 media outlets picking up the report from as far away as Oregon. Locally you can catch the report every week on www.lakeconews.com. And you can always see it new on the shop’s own Web site at www.994FISH.com.
Lakeshore Bait and Tackle also organizes events and training classes around fishing and hunting.
When I asked Rider what was his goal in starting a business in Clearlake, he replied, “Our goal is to help customers have fun. If we have happy customers, the money will follow. Therefore, we work on making customers happy.”
With that statement, I know the Rider family and Lakeshore Bait and Tackle will be here for a long time.
Lakeshore Bait and Tackle is located at 14913-D Lakeshore Drive, Clearlake, telephone 707-994-FISH (3474).
Lori Peters is executive director of the Clear Lake Chamber of Commerce, www.clearlakechamber.com.
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LAKE COUNTY – Wines produced by Wildhurst Vineyards of Kelseyville received top honors in the 2008 California State Fair commercial wine competition.
Awards were announced earlier this summer during the annual Grape and Gourmet gala scholarship benefit at Cal Expo in Sacramento.
The winning wines will be showcased at the State Fair, Aug. 15 through Sept. 1.
The Wildhurst 2007 Reserve Sauvignon Blanc received a Gold Medal and was named “Best of California” and “Best of Class North Coast Appellation.”
Their 2006 Reserve Chardonnay was awarded 98 points, a Double Gold medal, and recognized as “Best of Class North Coast Appellation.”
The professional judges for the competition sipped their way through over 2900 wines submitted by commercial wineries from throughout California. The California State Fair competition is the oldest and most prestigious wine competition in North America.
Other awards garnered by Wildhurst include Silver medals for the 2006 Reserve Zinfandel and the 2006 Plunkett Creek Series Chardonnay.
Myron Holdenried, winegrape grower and owner of Wildhurst Vineyards, noted that his winery has received numerous awards in major wine competitions every year under the leadership of winemaker Mark Burch.
Holdenried expressed his delight in Burch’s winemaking skills, saying, “Mark has done it again!” by claiming significant awards at this year’s state fair.
Winemaker Burch describes the winning 2006 Chardonnay as “nice and ripe in fruit, with pear, green apple and a touch of citrus. Oak aging provides a complex layering of toast and vanilla, while the crisp acidity balances a soft, lingering finish.”
The 2007 Sauvignon Blanc is characterized by Burch as being “very typical of Wildhurst-style Sauvignon Blanc: crisp, fresh, clean with tropical notes across the middle, carrying the wine to a rich but steely finish.”
The Wildhurst Vineyards tasting room is located at 3855 Main Street, Kelseyville, and is open 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily. Wines may be purchased online at www.wildhurst.com. Call 279-4302 for more information.
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The measure, SB 1690, sets a groundbreaking precedent in fisheries management by giving authority to commercial crab fishermen to develop solutions to problems in the industry that stem from increasing competition for crab.
“California has some of the most robust crab fisheries in the world,” Wiggins said “But looming pressures, such as declining salmon runs, are increasing competition for this valuable resource. This competition also results in unsafe conditions on the ocean and puts fishermen at risk.
“I believe the fishermen know best how to solve problems in their industry,” Wiggins added. “My bill asks them to work together to tell policymakers how to fix problems, in order to keep the fisheries safe and sustainable for future generations of fishermen and their families.”
SB 1690 sets up a Crab Task Force comprised of fishermen from California’s eight crab ports, commercial processors, sport-fishing and tour boat representatives, the state Department of Fish and Game (DFG), and sustainable fishery groups.
The task force is charged with meeting over the course of two years to develop recommendations for management policies that will improve safety and sustainability in California’s crab fisheries. The recommendations will be submitted by January, 2011 to the Legislature’s Joint Committee on Fisheries and Aquaculture, DFG and the Fish and Game Commission.
Wiggins’ measure was sponsored by the Environmental Defense Fund, which brought together fishermen throughout the North Coast and led a series of discussions on how to craft a fair and representative process to develop policy recommendations,
The bill is supported by a wide range of crab fishermen and others in the industry, including the Pacific Coast Federation of Fishermen’s Associations, California Fisheries and Seafood Institute and Coastal Fishboat Owners Alliance.
SB 1690 passed the Assembly on August 18 on a 55-22 bi-partisan vote. Wednesday’s approval by the Senate sends the bill to the desk of Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger, who has 30 days following the Legislature’s adjournment to sign or veto legislation.
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The Senate voted 21-15 in favor of the bill Thursday. The Assembly previously approved SB 623 on Aug. 12, meaning the fate of the measure will soon be in the hands of Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger.
"Some gasoline stations are offering different prices for gasoline based on the method of purchase, with discounts for cash transactions,” Wiggins said. “This is mainly because credit cards add about 2 to 3 percent to the cost of the transaction — an extra sum passed on to the customer for the convenience of using plastic at the pump."
With high gas prices and low profit margins, some gas station owners seek to encourage customers to use cash to reduce the amount of mandatory fees that station owners pay to banks that issue credit and debit cards.
Merchants pay a percentage of the sales paid with plastic (with gas station owners paying 1.5 percent to 3 percent of credit and debit card sales in fees). For example, a 2-percent fee means a station owner paid four cents per gallon when gas cost $2 a gallon and eight cents a gallon when gas hit $4.
"Drivers should be clearly shown what they’re paying, especially when prices are high,” Wiggins said. “I think some station owners can do a better job of telling consumers that they’ll pay a lower price for gas if they use cash. SB 623 simply says that if a gas station owner charges different prices for the identical fuel based on payment method, he or she needs to place a notice on each pump so that consumers can make an informed choice.”
She added that adequate posting of prices will benefit station owners, too, as consumers may be more inclined to make cash purchases.
For more information on this bill or other legislation authored by Senator Wiggins, please visit her Web site, http://dist02.casen.govoffice.com/.
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