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Through Halloween, the Saturday morning market at Steele Wines, from 8:30 a.m. to noon, and the Tuesday market from 4:30 p.m. to 7 p.m. will be open.
Get your supply of fresh fruits and vegetables, local goat cheese, olive oil and honey, in addition to jams, soaps, bread, handmade crafts and yummy snacks while enjoying music performed by local musicians.
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LAKE COUNTY – Have you ever wanted to talk with another gardener, get some ideas, share your plants, learn new things?
Did you know there are several garden clubs in our area? There are six garden clubs, all within the Mendo-Lake District (www.mendolakedistrict.org ).
All the districts in California are under the California Garden Club Inc. (www.CaliforniaGardenClubs.org ), then within the Pacific Region (www.PacificregionGardenClubs.org ), and then the National Garden Clubs, Inc. (www.gardenclub.org ). These Web sites contain a wealth of information – check them out.
The garden clubs in the Mendo-Lake District are:
– Clear Lake Trowel & Trellis Garden Club, established 1955, meets at the Scotts Valley Women's Clubhouse in Lakeport (www.clttgc.org ).
– Fort Bragg Garden Club, established 1955, meets at the Botanical Garden.
– North Lake Garden Club, established 2005, meets at the Lucerne Community Church.
– Potter Valley Garden Club, established 1954, meets in various locations.
– Ukiah Garden Club, established 1949, meets on W. Clay Street in Ukiah (www.ukiahgardenclub.org ).
– Willits Garden Club, established 1951, meets at the Golden Rule Clubhouse in Willits.
GinaBelle Smith is the Mendo-Lake District director. For further information check out any of the above Web sites or call 707-964-3798. All are welcome to visit the garden clubs.
The district meets quarterly and the public is invited to attend any of the meetings. Watch for future announcements of meetings and activities.
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The program offers grants to local, state, and federal governmental agencies and nonprofit organizations for projects to mitigate environmental impacts caused by new or modified state transportation facilities.
Grants, which generally will be limited to $350,000 per project, will be given in three categories:
• Highway landscape and urban forestry: Projects designed to offset vehicular emissions of carbon dioxide through the planting of trees and other suitable plants.
• Resource lands: Projects for the acquisition, restoration, or enhancement of watersheds, wildlife habitat, wetlands, forests, or other significant natural areas within or near the right of way for transportation improvements.
• Roadside recreation: Projects for the acquisition and/or development of roadside recreational opportunities.
Applications for the 2009-10 grant cycle must be received by the Natural Resources Agency no later than 4 p.m. Monday, Nov. 16.
The Natural Resources Agency will submit recommended projects to the California Transportation Commission (CTC) for funding consideration in early 2010. It is anticipated that the CTC will give preliminary approval to projects to be funded in late spring 2010.
Two technical assistance workshops will be held to help applicants in preparing grant applications. The Northern California meeting will take place from 1:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. Monday, Oct. 5, in Sacramento at the Veteran's Building, 1227 O St., fifth floor, room 518.
Please RSVP to reserve your space by e-mailing
To access the EEMP Guidelines and Application and learn more about evaluation criteria and requirements, visit http://www.resources.ca.gov/eem/ .
For more information about EEMP project administration, visit the Caltrans Web site at http://www.dot.ca.gov/hq/LocalPrograms/EEM/homepage.htm .
Hardcopies of the application are also available from the Natural Resources Agency, 1416 Ninth St., Suite 1311, Sacramento, CA 95814, or by contacting the EEMP Coordinator at (916) 651-7593 or at
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The “Lake County Has Talent” contest is for all residents of Lake County, and students of all ages are especially encouraged to apply.
The application deadline is Friday, Oct. 16, and the nonrefundable application fee is $10.
An applicant may ask a sponsor for a $25, $50 or $100 sponsorship in lieu of the $10 application fee.
Lower Lake High School Auditorium is hosting the event at 6 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 31.
Prizes are: Grand prize, $150; first runner up, $100; second runner up, $75.
Admission costs $20 for a family, $10 per adults and $5 per student. Admission to the Halloween carnival is free although there are ticket fees for individual carnival events.
Applications for the talent show/contest may be picked up at Lower Lake High School Attendance Office from Peggy or Clearlake City Hall front desk from Julie.
Proceeds go for the Lower Lake High School Music Program and TV PEG Channel 8.
Contact Barbara Christwitz at 707-995-0940 and/or www.talentcontest.wikispaces.com for more information as well as an on-line application blank.