Hallie Sullivan of Lower Lake High School in Lower Lake, Calif., submitted this winning entry, chosen by the Anderson Marsh Interpretive Association's 2010 Old Time Bluegrass Festival Logo Contest.

LOWER LAKE, Calif. – Hallie Sullivan, a sophomore at Lower Lake High School, is not only a gifted artist but also shines as a budding entrepreneur.

She has used the $100 she won for designing this year’s Bluegrass Festival poster to invest in craft materials.

She plans to sell her buttons, original art prints, and painted wooden animal figures at the Oldtime Bluegrass Festival at Anderson Marsh State Historic Park on Saturday, Sept. 11.

Hallie loves to explore all areas of art. She created the playground mural at Lower Lake Elementary School. She also plays the piano, guitar and ukulele. After high school, she would like to travel and “learn as much as I can.”

Hallie would like to thank Perfect Printers in Clearlake for all their help and advice with her prints. She plans to invest any profits from her Bluegrass Festival sales in a professional button making machine.

The annual Oldtime Bluegrass Festival is an opportunity for local non-profits, school groups, and local food and craft vendors to raise funds.

It also provides a family-oriented, fun day of great music, free children’s activities, ranch house tours and free musician’s jam sessions. It’s a wonderful day to be in the park, so mark your calendar! Saturday, September 11, 10 a.m. to 7 p.m.

Be sure to get your tickets for the Old Time Bluegrass Festival which will be held rain or shine on Saturday, Sept. 11, at Anderson Marsh State Historic Park. Presented by the Anderson Marsh Interpretive Association (AMIA), the Children’s Museum of Art and Science (CMAS) and the Clear Lake Chamber of Commerce, the event is a fundraiser for AMIA, CMAS & other local service groups & schools.

This year’s festival also will raise funds for our local first-responders.

Gates open at 9:30 a.m. and the music will be nonstop from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m.

There will be activities for children all day; craft, food and art vendors; a beer & wine garden; musician’s workshops; Art-in-the-Barn and raffles throughout the day.

Come and enjoy a wonderful day and support your community.

Advance tickets cost $15 and will be available until the day of the event. The day of the event tickets will cost $20 at the gate. Advanced tickets can be purchased in three different ways – use pay-pal on-line, mail a check to AMIA or at specific businesses or senior centers.

Advanced tickets can be purchased from one of the following businesses or organizations: in Clearlake at Marie’s Lakeshore Feed, Bob’s Vacuum and Highlands Senior Center; in Lower Lake at 2 Goomba’s Deli; in Middletown at Earth Goods (formerly Moontide); in Lucerne, Lakeview Supermarket & Deli; in Lakeport at Strings & Things, The Band Box, Watershed Books and the Lakeport Senior Center; in Ukiah at Dig! Music; in Sebastopol at People’s Music; and in Santa Rosa at The Last Record Store.

Seniors (60+) can get 20 percent off ($12 for each ticket) if purchasing advance tickets from either the Lakeport Senior Center, Lakeport, the Highlands Senior Center, Clearlake or from the Lakeview Supermarket & Deli in Lucerne.

To get advance tickets on line, go to www.andersonmarsh.org and follow the bluegrass link to purchase tickets. If ordering advance tickets by mail, be sure to include your mailing address and phone number and send your check made out to AMIA to PO Box 672, Lower Lake, CA 95457. There is an additional $3 service charge (per total order) if tickets are purchased on-line or by mail.

For more information about the Bluegrass Festival visit www.andersonmarsh.org, call 707-995-2658 or email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

LAKE COUNTY, Calif. – Would you like to give back to other seniors and help oversee two outstanding programs, Senior Peer Counseling and the Friendly Visitor Program?

Konocti Senior Support, Inc. is accepting applications for board members.

They encourage anyone who has a good business sense or a keen to desire to help senior citizens to apply.

With the numerous cuts in government programs, these programs are vital to the safety and well being of Lake County seniors.

By attending the board of directors meeting once a month, you will help make decisions and suggestions regarding the programs' staffing, fund-raising and financial needs.

You will get to know the staff and volunteers in the various programs as well as the present board members.

Senior Peer Counseling and Friendly Visitor's programs have helped hundreds of Lake County seniors and is rapidly expanding.

If you or someone you know would be interesting in serving the community in this gratifying way, please call Konocti Senior Support Inc. now for your application at 707-995-1417.

LAKEPORT, Calif. – The Lake County Democratic Central Committee will meet on Wednesday, Sept. 1.

The monthly meeting will take place beginning at 7 p.m. at Lake County Tax Services Office, 1210 S. Main St., Lakeport.

Agenda items will include the final schedule and plans for the Lake County Fair, the group's participation in the second annual AIDSWalk, and plans for the opening of the United Democratic Campaign Headquarters at 1210 S. Main St. in Lakeport and further discussion of the annual legislators barbecue set for Saturday, Oct. 16, at the Highlands Senior Center in Clearlake.

The agenda also will include details of a number of house parties scheduled throughout the county to support the reelection of Sen. Barbara Boxer. All Democrats are encouraged to join the Barbara Boxer Committee and can obtain information and membership forms at the meeting.

Several members who traveled to Santa Rosa on Aug. 15 to see gubernatorial candidate Jerry Brown in his only Northern California appearance prior to the November election will share their experience with the group.

Also, on the agenda, reports from representatives for Congressman Mike Thompson, Assemblyman Wes Chesbro and Sen. Patricia Wiggins, details on the committee's participation in the campaigns of endorsed candidates Doug Rhoades for Lake County district attorney and Francisco Rivero for Lake County sheriff, and ongoing voter registration at local farmers' markets.

Committee Chair Becky Curry encourages all registered Democrats to come to the meeting and get involved with the many activities sponsored by the group.

Meetings are open to the public and committee membership is open to all registered Democrats. The Lake County Democratic Central Committee is the official governing body of the Democratic Party in Lake County.

Contact the Democratic Party of Lake County at 707-277-0713 or by email at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.. The committee's Web site is www.lakecountydemocrats.org.

LAKEPORT, Calif. – The Lake County Quagga Ranger Volunteers will hold a training and meeting on Saturday, Aug. 28, at 10 a.m. in the Board of Supervisors Chambers at the Lake County Courthouse, 255 N. Forbes, Lakeport.

The Lake County Quagga Rangers are gearing up for the Labor Day holiday, Sept. 3 through 6.

If you have some free time and would like to help please join them.

Please contact Tobie Edmonds, volunteer coordinator, Lake County Quagga Rangers, at 707-533-3641 if you have questions or cannot attend this session, but are interested in participating in the Volunteer Quagga Ranger Program.

LAKE COUNTY, Calif. – Lake County Public Service Director Kim K. Clymire reported that the Eastlake Landfill will be closed Monday, Sept. 6, in observance of the Labor Day holiday.

The landfill and the Public Services office will reopen Tuesday, Sept. 7.

Normal operating hours at the landfill are 7:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. daily.

The Public Services office is normally open Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.

If you have any questions regarding this subject or any of the solid waste issues in Lake County, please call 707-262-1760.

NICE, Calif. – Come enjoy a Hawaiian-style dinner and dance on Saturday, Aug. 28, at the Sons of Italy.

The group will have a tender Kalua pork luau with all the fixings at the club hall, 2817 E. Highway 20 in Nice.

The bar is open for socializing at 5 p.m. then dinner will be served at 6 p.m.

Enjoy dancing to music of Jim Williams right after the meal.

All tickets cost $15 at the door.

Everyone is welcome.

For information about this event or renting the hall for your own, call 707-263-1606.