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LAKEPORT – Beginning this week, Westshore Little League is holding baseball and softball signups.
Signups will be held on the follow dates and times:
– 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 9, at Lakeport Elementary, 150 Lange St., and Sentry Market, Highway 20, Nice;
– 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 13, at Lakeport Elementary School;
– 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 16, at Lakeport Elementary School.
Signup fees are $65 for one player, $45 for each additional brother or sister
Please bring your insurance information, proof of residency and birth certificate.
PLEASE NOTE: Insurance information is required for all players. Proof of residency and birth certificates are only required for new players in the league. Proof of residency (utility bills, etc.) must list correct street address. Players must be at least age 5 by April 30.
If you have any questions please call 707-263-6111.
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The winter fishing on Clear Lake is wonderful for those who are willing to use live bait and enjoy having their rod bend with plump healthy bass at the other end of the line. Crappie anglers are starting to take interest again. Catfish anglers have dreams of tying into the now new lake record catfish that was released and swims the depths of Clear Lake.
We start the sporting report – and the new year – with our Crappie Challenge, news of a hunter safety class, and Clear Lake Ducks Unlimited chapter and banquet information.
Bassers are still finding a wonderful, yet surprising, bite in shallow water. The key to our unusual shallow water bite is finding skinny water near that ever so important drop off to deep water. Live bait rules the roost this time of year.
A tournament angler friend mentioned to me just Thursday that I should have warned him about the fishing. I should have told him that it takes minnows to get bit. While he did manage a few nice fish on artificial offerings they were few and far between. I gave him some of my best trained jumbo minnows (because most tournament guys will never admit to buying them) in hopes that he would make the most out of his trip to Clear Lake from San Diego.
Crappie action looks like it is picking up. Reports are still isolated, but those that are out looking for them are finding a few. Last week we introduced our “Crappie Challenge – Find the fish, Win a Rod!” Our challenge continues. We'll offer your choice of Shimano Convergence or Clarus rod to the first angler (or team of anglers) that brings in a limit of 25 Clear Lake crappie between now and the end of January. That's right ... Find the fish, win a rod! Watch our Web site at www.994Fish.com for pictures to appear or come to Clear Lake and take the challenge!
Catfishing remains slow. However, there are nice fishing being caught and our lake record fish caught just a couple of weeks ago is out there taunting anglers to try their hand. Jumbo minnows are top dog this time of year for cats, too.
The Clear Lake Ducks Unlimited chapter is gearing up for our Feb. 20 banquet. Merchandise – that's prints, sculptures, knives, guns and more – has been chosen and ordered. The banquet reservations have been made. Dinner and raffle tickets are on sale. There's still much to be done and we would love to have you get involved in our nation's leading waterfowl conservation organization. The group will meet here in our store, Lakeshore Bait & Tackle in Clearlake, on Jan. 11 at 5 p.m. Come join your Clear Lake DU chapter and be a part of something fabulous in 2010.
We are offering a Hunter Safety class in February. The five session class will take place at the Brick Hall in Lower Lake. The class runs on Tuesdays and Wednesdays (Feb. 16, 17, 23 and 24) and Saturday, Feb. 27. The weekday classes run from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. and the Saturday class runs from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Pre-registration for the class is required. Register at the gun counter at Lakeshore Bait & Tackle. Call 707.994.FISH (3474) or email
Bob Rider is owner of Lakeshore Bait & Tackle, 14913 Lakeshore Drive, Clearlake, telephone 707-994-FISH (3474). Visit the store online at www.994Fish.com .
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Everyone is invited to enjoy free indoor and outdoor events in and around Point Arena, which is a national monument gateway community, on Sunday, Jan. 10.
“This will be the first in a full year of California celebrations to mark the 10th birthday of the California Coastal National Monument and the 10th anniversary of the larger National Landscape Conservation System of which the monument is part,” said Monument Manager Rick Hanks.
Events begin at 9 a.m. with a guided bird watching walk led by the Mendocino Coast Audubon Society. Participants should meet at a parking area outside of the Point Arena Lighthouse gate. Binoculars and spotting scopes are helpful.
The Point Arena Lighthouse will waive its admission charge from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. for those with free admission tickets available from participating Point Arena merchants. Additionally, tickets can be downloaded from the Point Arena Lighthouse Keepers website at www.pointarenalighthouse.com, the Point Arena Merchants Association at www.pointarena.net, or the BLM California Coastal National Monument, www.blm.gov/ca/ccnm (click on the Point Arena special event link).
At 10 a.m. the focus shifts to the historic Arena Theater for the “Rocky Shore Picture Show.” Events include a screening of Huell Howser’s “California’s Golden Parks” episode on the monument, a slide show by renowned photographer Craig Tooley, of The Sea Ranch, and recognition for California Coastal National Monument partners. Coffee and snacks will be provided.
Partygoers can choose from four guided outings, all starting at 1:30 p.m., one in downtown Point Arena and three at the BLM Stornetta Public Lands along Lighthouse Road.
The Point Arena Merchants Association will sponsor a one-hour stroll focusing on historic downtown Point Area. Walkers should meet town historian Steve Oliff at the pebble mosaic in Centennial Plaza.
The BLM will lead the Stornetta outings. Participants can choose from easy walks to learn about coastal prairie habitat and coastal geology. All walkers should meet at a parking area along Highway 1, immediately south of the junction with Lighthouse Road. The walks will be cross-country on uneven surfaces.
The birthday party moves to the Point Arena Lighthouse at 3 p.m. for an opening reception for a California Coastal National Monument exhibit by BLM photographer Bob Wick. Beverages and appetizers will be served.
The California Coastal National Monument includes more than 20,000 rocks, small islands, exposed reefs and pinnacles from mean high tide out 12 nautical miles, stretching along the coast from Oregon to Mexico. These features provide important habitat for marine mammals, seabirds and plants, and in many cases have important historical and cultural resource values.
It is part of the BLM National Landscape Conservation System, also celebrating its 10th anniversary. The NLCS conserves and protects treasured landscapes including national monuments, wilderness, wild and scenic rivers and other special areas across the west.
Point Arena was the first city to be formally recognized as a California Coastal National Monument Gateway Community. Other local partners include Mendocino Coast Audubon, Point Arena Lighthouse Keepers, Coastwalk California, Redwood Coast Chamber of Commerce, Mendocino County Historical Society and the Moat Creek Managing Agency.
The core managing partners for the monument are the BLM, California Department of Fish and Game and California State Parks.
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New Flotilla 88 Commander Dane Hayward will preside at the meeting with newly appointed Flotilla staff officers and new members in attendance.
Anyone interested in joining this active group is encouraged to attend and learn how you too can become one of America's volunteer life savers.
For additional information, please call the Flotilla's information line at 707-513-5122.
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