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KELSEYVILLE, Calif. — Beautiful fall weather and a day full of fun activities drew thousands of people to downtown Kelseyville on Saturday for the 31st annual Pear Festival.
The daylong event celebrated Lake County’s agricultural history and one of its most enduring crops.
Kicking off with a pancake breakfast and the morning parade, the day was filled with color, music, dance, art and great food.
In the Grande Pear Parade, Clear Lake State Park took top honors for its float, followed by Realtor Anne Mary Skeen, with Latinos United of Lake County and Kelseyville High School’s Homecoming float tying for third place.
Lining the town’s streets, there were vendors of every kind — from food to pear souvenirs — plus tractors and other farm equipment, and classic cars.
The California Women for Agriculture spent Friday baking 100 pear pies and more than 700 pear popovers, which people lined up to buy.
Across the way at Kelseyville Presbyterian Church, the Presbyterian Women once again presented their beloved cool treat — pear milkshakes.
On Friday, judges in the pear dessert contest considered 26 entries, which organizers said was an increase over the previous year.
Emily Navarro won for her holiday pear cake balls. Rebecca Molloy took second place for her buttermilk-cheddar-pear biscuits with pear blend ice tea and pear jalapeno jam, Isabella Mays won third place for pear cream cheese danishes, fourth place went to Erin Malaspina for her “pearadise swirls” and the fifth place award went to Heather Brown for her “I can’t believe it’s not pears” dessert.
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LAKE COUNTY, Calif. — The first storms of fall are in the forecast this week.
The National Weather Service’s forecast noted that for this week, “a succession of storm systems will bring a wet pattern with periods of moderate to heavy rainfall along with breezy to strong southerly winds.”
In the Lake County forecast, rain — coupled with gusting winds of up to 25 miles per hour — is expected on Monday, with up to a quarter inch of rain possible during the day and another tenth of an inch Monday night.
More rain and gusty winds are forecast for Tuesday. During the day, a tenth of an inch is possible, and up to a quarter of an inch on Tuesday night.
Showers are considered likely on Wednesday, with chances of more rain on Thursday before sunny conditions return on Friday and Saturday.
Temperatures this week will hover in the low 50s at night, and range between the mid 60s and low 70s during the daytime.
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