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LAKEPORT – Several local athletes are involved in a world class triathlon held here in Lakeport on June 10.
Mike Clifton along with other local athletes, including Dr. Paul Farley and Mike Murray, will compete in the event and will be joined by athletes from around the country.
This is the inaugural series with the Lakeport race being the second of four races held in locations throughout the US and Canada. Plans to expand the series to 20 events worldwide by 2010 are already under way.
The Tri One O One Race Management Team, in conjunction with members of the Lake County community, are working together in hosting this event which will take place in and around Lakeport with the center of activities at Library Park.
Starting with the 1.86 swim course launching at 7 a.m. from the First Street corner of Library Park, athletes will transition to bicycles for the second portion of the race.
The bike course will bring athletes through Lakeport to the Scotts Valley area then back to downtown Lakeport for a three lap course totaling 80.6 miles.
The final portion of the race, a two-lap running course totaling 18.6 miles will be up to the areas of Hartley Road, Boggs Lane, Crystal Lake and Keeling before returning for the finish line at Library Park with the last athlete finishing about 7 p.m.
The total distance is 101 miles, thus the race’s name, Triathlon One O One.
There will be many opportunities for residents to be involved in this world class event, which is expected to draw hundreds of people to the community beginning a few days before the June 10 race day and for a few days to follow.
The event will require up to 300 community volunteers to help with everything from pre-event setup to running aide stations to cheering on the athletes at the finish line.
Local groups looking for fundraising opportunities can send teams of volunteers to earn money for their respective groups.
There are also still opportunities to join the Race Committee comprised of community members working to assist in the event planning and production tasks that are already underway.
And, of course, anyone interesting is being a spectator and cheering on the athletes along the route are encouraged to attend.
In addition to being somewhere along the route to watch the excitement, spectators are invited to watch the awards ceremony which will be held at the completion of the race.
So bring those cow bells and banners and be part of the exciting event!
Event organizers are actively recruiting for more volunteers – individuals as well as clubs and organizations (school groups, athletic teams, churches, Rotary, Lions, Kiwanis, etc.) and businesses to participate.
For more information on how you can be involved, contact Denise Combs at 349-2369 or
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LAKEPORT – The United States Coast Guard Auxiliary, Flotilla 88 of Lake County, is offering boating safety and seamanship classes for the boating public.
The course will cover many subjects such as personal safety around water, basic boating information, boating law and rules of the road, basic operation of a variety of vessels, and accident prevention and rescue.
The first of the one-day courses will be held from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, May 19, at the Sheriff’s Department Training Room at the Lake County Detention Facility Campus, 4913 Helbush in Lakeport.
Additional courses will be held on June 9, July 21 and Aug. 18. Cost of material for the course is $25.
Flotilla 88 encourages the boating public to sign up for this important boating safety course. It has been proved that many injuries and accidents have been avoided and many lives have been saved by the knowledge acquired in the safe boating courses.
For information and registration, please contact Betty Strach, 928-9811.
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LAKEPORT – The Sierra Cub is leading a hike from Scotts Valley to Goat Rock this Saturday, May 5.
The group will follow the Glen Eden Trail for four miles to a nice lunch spot at Goat Rock in the upper Scotts Creek watershed.
The first half mile of the trail is steep and strenuous (and not for beginners) but after that it is a moderate climb over the ridge and down to Goat Rock.
Meet at 9 a.m. at the Glen Eden trail head, 8 miles out Scotts Valley Road from the 11th Street/Scotts Valley Road exit off Highway 29 in Lakeport. Bring lunch and water.
Call the leader, Linda Marie at 263-8902, in advance to reserve a spot. Limit is 12. Rain cancels.
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LAKEPORT – Sutter Lakeside Wellness Center's T'ai Chi instructor Arch Kottler invites individuals to participate in World T'ai Chi & Qigong Day on Saturday, April 28.
To celebrate this special day Kottler will hold a free outdoor T'ai Chi class in the beautiful healing gardens located just outside the Wellness Center at 5176 Hill Road East in Lakeport from 9:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m.
Spectators and T'ai Chi enthusiasts are welcome to join in the global health and healing event.
Internationally, this event begins in New Zealand and will spread by time zones across the globe through 60 countries and across six continents. This healing wave will promote calm and wellness worldwide.
T'ai Chi and Qigong (Chi Kung) are health technologies evolved over several thousand years of research in China and are growing in popularity worldwide. They are used in hospitals, wellness centers, businesses, prisons, schools and other institutions.
Research shows that T'ai Chi and Qigong have been shown to reduce anxiety, depression and chronic pain conditions. They boost the immune system, improve respiratory function, burn calories, dramatically improve balance, provide cardiovascular benefit, provide powerful stress management tools and slow aspects of the aging process.
T'ai Chi classes are held Tuesday at 4:30 p.m. and 5:15 p.m. at Sutter Lakeside Wellness Center.
For more information on fitness classes at the Wellness Center call 262-5091. For more information on World T'ai Chi & Qigong Day go to www.worldtaichiday.org.
For more information on Sutter Lakeside Hospital and Center for Health visit www.sutterlakeside.org.
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