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LAKEPORT – A group of men and women including several from the California Speedboat Association joined up with the Nor Cal Ski Club and held ski races and an exposition of classic high powered racing boats.
No one-on-one racing of the classic boats took place but many of them, including several past national champions, enjoyed making multiple high-speed passes in front of Library Park, entertaining not only the other boat owners but about a 100 others gathered around the Yacht Club in Lakeport Saturday.
The mix of modern high speed ski races with classic race boats had been a casual idea at first, with event organizers hoping for 10 to 12 of the special boats attending.
The boat owners that brought their rare vessels were surprised and pleased as 31 of these frequently custom built boats arrived from as far away as Seattle to the north and San Diego to the south, along with two or more from Nevada, according to Robert Silva of Fort Bragg, the event organizer.
The two groups were so pleased with the results they plan on coordinating again next April when the Nor Cal Ski Club will hold their next speed ski event.
E-mail Harold LaBonte at
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Participants are asked to meet at the Rodman Slough Preserve Nature Center at the corner of Westlake Road and the Nice-Lucerne Cut-off to enjoy a one- to two-hour moderate walk to view the wildlife and habitats of this 132-acre nature preserve.
Please wear good walking shoes, bring binoculars and no dogs, please.
Call Pamela Bordisso at 279-0923 for information.
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That means that forest visitors may once again have open campfires and camp stoves outside of designated campgrounds providing they are in possession of a valid California Campfire Permit, as well as use welding equipment, operate internal combustion engines and smoke.
"The cooler Fall temperatures and some percipitation have reduced the threat of extreme fire danger, and the prediction is for more precipitation next week," said Forest Supervisor tom Contreras.
Fire management officials stress that the Northern California fire season is not yet over. "Larger fuels in the forest are fairly dry and the potential still exists for new fire starts," said Assistant Forest Fire Management Officer Steve Decker. "We ask that visitors use good fire sense and remember to never leave campfires unattended."
Visitors may obtain a free California Campfire Permit from any Forest Service, Bureau of Land Management or Cal Fire office prior to going out into the forest.
The permit lists requirements for clearing ground around camp fires, how to completely extinguish fires and which tools must be kept at the campfire site at all times.
For additional information, please contact Decker at (530) 934-3316, TTY (530) 934-7724.
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The visiting Falcons were led by their diminutive sophomore setter Lovella Asuncion, who ran the Solano offense and riddled the Eagles’ defense with her effective jump serve.
Although it was a three-set sweep, the Eagles and the Falcons battled back and forth in a hard-fought match which could have gone either way.
“We were right in the thick of it all night and I kept waiting for us to break out take each of these games,” said Mendocino College Head Coach Ori Polkinghorne. “We are a young team and sometimes it shows, these are the kind of matches I expect us to win as the season goes on – we had a chance to take Solano tonight.”
Mendocino was powered by their sophomore middle hitter Jamie Brown (Potter Valley) who put down 10 kills and hit .429 for the match.
“They really couldn’t stop her tonight, Jamie continues to inspire us with her leadership on and off the court,” Polkinghorne said.
Other notable performances by the Mendocino crew were Freshman Jenn Cox (Upper Lake) who recorded seven kills, three digs and two aces.
Freshman defensive specialist Marcie Brendlen (Anderson Valley) had seven digs and one ace.
Sophomore libero Sarah Luetke (Yreka) anchored the Eagle defense with 12 digs.
Mendocino plays another home match this Friday at 6:30 p.m. against Contra Costa.
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