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KELSEYVILLE, Calif – The ninth annual Saw Shop Bistro benefit dinner and auction for Habitat for Humanity Lake County, held on the evening of Nov. 9, was a magnificent success, according to organizers.
The event raised more than $9,000 for the organization.
The attendees were treated to a multi-course dinner.
“We are thankful to Saw Shop Bistro owner Marie Beery and her staff for producing this event; they enthusiastically donated their time in support of Habitat for Humanity,” said Executive Director Richard Birk.
Major contributors this year were the Saw Shop Bistro, PG&E, Foods Etc., Westamerica Bank, Sutter Lake Hospital, Mendo-Lake Credit Union, Moore Family Winery and the Bank of the West.
Those interested in supporting Habitat for Humanity, Lake County, by donation or volunteering, please telephone 707-994-1100 for further information.
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They began selling their one-of-a-kind cookbook at the Kelseyville Pear Festival. The cookbooks have many unique features including a removable cookbook stand, a pouch to add favorite recipes, a three-ring binder and a classic damask-patterned hard cover.
The cookbook contains 320 well-loved recipes including appetizers, main dishes, desserts and a special section with recipes for paper mache, play dough, homemade bubbles and many others.
Recipes include the contributors name and with some, a little history of Kelseyville or information about Kelseyville schools. The alphabetical index makes it easy to find the recipes of family and friends.
The Kelseyville Education Foundation is planning a cookbook sample dinner. The dinner will include a large sampling of dishes from their cookbook. They will be serving up soups, salads, sides, main dishes, breads and rolls as well as desserts. There will also be an auction of donated items and desserts.
The dinner is set for Saturday, Dec. 11, at the Kelseyville Lions Club on Sylar way in Kelseyville.
Happy hour with appetizers from the cookbook will be held from 5 p.m. to 6 p.m. with dinner service starting at 6 p.m.
Price for the dinner is just $1 a dip. A $10 ticket for 10 dips can be purchased by calling 707-972-7358. All proceeds directly benefit Kelseyville Schools.
Cookbooks are available at the following locations: all Kelseyville school sites, Wildhurst tasting room, Kelseyville Pharmacy, Lakeport Kitchen Gallery, Northlake Pharmacy, Darlings Vitamin Connection, Polestar Computers, Steele Wines Tasting room, Big Valley Properties and Hi-Way Grocery in Upper Lake.
For more information contact foundation secretary Marjie Irwin at 707-279-1125.
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The parade this year takes place on Friday, Dec. 3.
The parade lineup will start at 5:30 p.m. in front of Gard Street School and the parade starts at 6:30 p.m. on Main Street.
Participates are encouraged to decorate trucks, cars, floats or wagons. Anything brightly lit is welcome.
Community groups are invited to use their holiday imagination and join this illuminating evening on Dec. 3.
For applications call Mike Linnell at 707-279-4506, Mary Morse at 707-279-8559 or www.VisitKelseyville.com .
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LAKE COUNTY, Calif. – The newly formed Lake County Horse Council held its second public meeting on the evening of Oct. 19 at the Lake County Fairgrounds' Junior Livestock building.
Approximately 70 equine enthusiasts came to participate in adopting the council's bylaws, electing a board of directors and setting up committees.
Peter Windrem was a masterful meeting facilitator. he explained that the horse council will be a nonprofit public benefit corporation whose purpose is to promote and preserve the horse as agriculture, industry and recreation in Lake County, and to carry on educational activities.
Preserving the rural and agricultural character of Lake County will be one of its major benefits.
Fifteen people were elected to the new Lake County Horse Council Board of Directors: President Carol Biggs, Vice President Valarie Sullivan, Treasurer Maureen Brasier, Secretary Juliana Vidich, and Allen Bibbee, Marty Brookman, Alice Chevalier, John Gay, Donna Thornton, Jerri Waddington DVM, Paul Villanueva, Deb Baumann, Dave Claus, Bryce Hayes and Nicolette Kiethly.
Eager volunteers signed up to be on committees including membership, calendar, Web site and publicity, journal, finance, executive, education, governmental relations, trail development, permits and land use, special projects, stables and boarding facilities, equine driving, dressage, youth, disaster rescue, equine health, hospitality, Mendocino County liaison, historian and trail accident safety.
At the end of the meeting, Windrem turned over the gavel to Biggs, who graciously thanked everyone who was involved in creating the Lake County Horse Council.
She acknowledged Supervisor Rob Brown for introducing and the Lake County Board of Supervisors for adopting the “Proclamation Expressing Appreciation for the Agricultural Benefit of Equines and Recognizing the Newly Formed Lake County Horse Council” on that same day.
Charter memberships are still available, and regular memberships cost only $10.
Anyone interested in joining or in assisting on committees or in other ways is urged to contact the group.
The next public meeting of the Lake County Horse Council will be held on Jan. 18, 2011, in Clearlake Oaks.
For more information about the Lake County Horse Council, contact Marty Brookman at 707-275-9387.