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- Written by: Mendocino College
The primary goal of this event is to fundraise for student scholarships to help pay for art materials, travel to exhibitions, and to offset costs for class lecturers and demonstrators.
The works of several advanced students from the ceramics department will be offered for sale and will include hundreds of small to large and simple to ornate ceramic objects.
This season, several Mendocino College clubs and departments including MESA, Horticulture and Culinary will also be offering food, wreaths and other items for sale.
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- Written by: Crystal Quezadas
LOWER LAKE, Calif. – Our last two students of the week were Gage Thayer and Eric Espinoza.
”Thayer has stepped up and has became the number one leader in student council activities. I am proud of him for being a good student. Gage also decided to stay for elective credit in a pretty difficult class, and for that I admire his work ethic,” said teacher Alan Siegel of his student.
Espinoza was also praised by teacher Angie Siegel, who stated, “Eric is one of the most consistent hard workers I have this year. He does his work to the very best of his ability and is always sure of turning in high quality work. He is a respectful and polite student, an overall gentleman.”
Congratulations to both Thayer and Espinoza!
The second grading period came to an end on Friday, Nov. 2.
Carlé is a school that likes to give their students power over their credits and academic needs. We receive grade checks every three weeks to keep us updated, and allow us to catch up on what we feel is necessary, before the grading period ends on the 6th week.
Harvest Festival was on Wednesday, the day of Halloween. We had many activities that included door decorating, pumpkin carving, pie eating contests and many more.
Congratulations to Angie Siegal’s advisory for winning 2018’s Harvest Festival. They will be awarded with a plaque designed by the media class. We also would like to give a special thanks to student Makala Mcmullen for working on reward mugs all day for each individual winner.
The Gold Level trip was on Oct. 26. Students who achieved Gold Level were rewarded with a trip to Paradise Skate Roller Rink & Arcade.
Ana Solorio, a senior with Gold level status, stated, “The trip was very fun, and I got the opportunity to try something new.”
A huge and special thanks to Angie and Phil Harris for chaperoning the trip and giving students the chance to have a fun day! Carlé students and staff are beyond grateful.
Carlé High School would like to commemorate Matthew Burchett, a Utah firefighter who lost his life on Aug. 13, 2018, battling the Mendocino Complex fires. We send our deepest condolences to his friends, family, and community, along with the Draper City Fire Department.
We are very appreciative of Burchett and the Draper Fire Department for all the effort they put up in battling the fires, we cannot thank them enough. May Matthew Burchett rest in peace.
To show our appreciation students in the media class made plaques and keychains for the department and family members and teacher Lexi Fredericks sponsored a letter writing campaign where many students were able to communicate their appreciation.
All of this was mailed to the Draper City Fire Department in Utah. Unfortunately, California is still battling wildfires. One of the most recent to affect Northern California was the Camp fire. It is the deadliest and destructive wildfire in all of California's history. The fire ignited on Nov. 8 and was finally 100-percent contained on Nov. 25.
We send our sympathies to all communities, families and firefighters affected by the recent fires.
Due to the bad air quality, all Konocti Unified schools were canceled from Nov. 12 to 16. We had Thanksgiving break the following week.
Aside from the tragedies Northern California has faced, we hope everyone was able to enjoy their break and holidays.
In addition, we had Totes 4 Teens on Tuesday, Nov. 27. Totes 4 Teens provides a bag with gifts and essentials for young adults who are in need. The bag can provide pajamas, a blanket, self care products, and other items.
Cheri Johnson, who is in charge of Totes 4 Teens, got the idea in 2004 when she was leaving Walmart with a cart full of presents for the Toys For Toddlers. She ran into a teenager who asked why there wasn’t anyone helping the teenage youth.
The following year, Johnson launched the first Totes 4 Teens. Since then, she has been running it yearly providing teenagers in need between the ages 13 and 19, with a bag of gifts for the holidays.
“I want teenagers to feel and experience kindness from a stranger so that they are able to share that same kindness to others,” Johnson said.
“Teenagers are the future, if we show them that we care this will allow them to succeed,” and in turn, Johnson believes that this will make life better for them and for others.
A humongous thank you to Cheri Johnson and the members of the Totes 4 Teens foundation for all their dedication and contributions they have made to our community!
Crystal Quezadas is a student at Carlé Continuation High School in Lower Lake.
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The Mendocino College Sustainable Construction and Energy Technology program is offering a workshop to help homeowners and builders make wise decisions about how to protect their homes and property from fire.
The workshop, “Becoming Fire Wise” will take place on Thursday, Dec. 6, from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. in Room 4210, at the Mendocino College Ukiah campus (Library Building).
Participants will learn from fire safety professionals including local Cal Fire Deputy Chief Scott Witt and Mendocino County Fire Safe Council Program Coordinator Imil Ferrara about home hardening for fires, fire safe landscaping, defensible space, and fire safe communities.
By learning how to assess your own property’s vulnerability to fire and techniques to build defensibility, this workshop will offer homeowners skills to protect their homes before a wildfire occurs.
This panel of professionals includes Scott Witt, Cal Fire deputy chief, who brings decades of experience in fire planning and prevention and Imil Ferrara, program coordinator for the Mendocino County Fire Safe Council.
Ferrara has worked as a community organizer to build fire resilience in rural areas of northwest California. He has worked with government agencies, tribes, environmentalists, and private industries to build trust and consensus around fire-smart forest management.
These local pros will guide workshop participants through home hardening for fire safety, defensible space, fire-safe landscaping, and the role of fire safe neighborhood councils.
Following this information-packed presentation will be a Q&A and an opportunity to meet and talk with the professionals.
RSVP soon to lock in your seat for this educational home building workshop. To RSVP/register for this workshop, visit https://firewise.brownpapertickets.com.
To learn more about the workshops, contact Jen Riddell at
The Mendocino College Ukiah campus is located at 1000 Hensley Creek Road, Ukiah.
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- Written by: Mary K. Hanson
NORTHERN CALIFORNIA – The Certified California Naturalist courses presented by Tuleyome in partnership with the University of California extension program and the Woodland Public Library, are 10-weeks long (with classes given on ten consecutive Fridays) and include at least three field trips.
The winter course will be offered from February to April in 2019, and the summer course from June to August 2019.
No advanced degrees or previous naturalist experience is required to take the courses, but the classes are only available to adults (age 21 and up).
The naturalist program allows members of the public to become certified as California Naturalists and to participate in citizen science activities throughout the Berryessa Snow Mountain National Monument region.
For the winter course, Tuleyome is also offering extra field trip days at various sites throughout the region and encourages students to participate in Tuleyome’s new wildlife and post-wildfire habitat restoration field studies that have been paid for in part by grants from the Sacramento Zoo.
As part of the course, students will be provided with the opportunity to vie for totes filled with gifts totaling more than $400.
Many of the items in the totes were donated or paid for in part by Adventure Publications, Backcountry Press, Blademate, Cachuma Press, Chelsea Green Publishing, Douglas Toys, Enchanted Lion Books, Eric Newman, Folkmanis Inc., Forest Origins, Grayl, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, Kendall Hunt Publishing Company, Lifestraw by Vestergaard, Little Bigfoot/Sasquatch Books, MIT Press, Nalgene, Naturegraph Publishers, Nature’s Way, Oberon Design, Putah Creek Council, R.W. Morse Company, Sakura of America, Sneed Collard III and Bucking Horse Books, The Experiment Publishing, The Fit Life, The Strong Foundation, Waterford Press, Wetsox, Woodlink, Wild Republic and Wildlife Artists Inc.
To assist with learning, Tuleyome also makes field guides, binoculars, hand lenses and cameras available on-loan to participants who don’t have them or cannot afford them.
Seating for the classes is very limited, and sign-ups for the Winter class ends on Dec. 31.
Participants who have already signed up are from all over the region including Sacramento, Yolo, Butte, Napa and Contra Costa counties.
More information about the Certified California Naturalist program is available on Tuleyome’s Web site at http://tuleyome.org/projects/calnat/.
Questions about donating to or sponsoring the 2019 Tuleyome naturalist course should be directed to Mary K. Hanson at
Founded in 2002, Tuleyome is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit conservation organization based in Woodland. The Certified California Naturalist program is just one of many the organization offers to the public.