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LAKEPORT, Calif. – Quilters will converge on Lakeport this weekend for an appreciation of their uniquely American art form.
The Ladies of the Lake Quilt Guild will host its 11th annual Falling Leaves Quilt Show this weekend at the Lake County Fairgrounds, 401 Martin St., in Lakeport.
The show will take place from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 6, and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 7.
This year’s featured quilter will be Rami Kim of Rocklin, a biochemist who brings a precise scientific eye and themes from her Asian heritage to the art of quilting. She’s so far written three books on quilting and has a Web site, www.websiteamikim.com .
Organizers are expecting 250 quilts – both from quilt guild members and the community – to be on display in the fairgrounds’ Lewis Hall.
Other features of the popular show will include a vendor fair; the Country Store boutique, will will feature quilt and craft items for sale; drawings and a silent auction; and the “Open-Air Café” hosted by Angelina’s Bakery.
Admission to the show is $8 for adults and $2 for children 12 and under.
Discount presale tickets priced at $6 will be available until 4 p.m. Friday at Kerrie’s Quilting, 1853 N. High St. in Lakeport, 707-263-8555; and Shelley’s Quilted Treasures, 5300 Second St., Kelseyville, telephone 707-279-0324. Call to check availability of tickets.
Visit the guild’s Web site at www.LLQG.org .
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MENDOCINO COUNTY, Calif. – Just days after two people died in a fatal house fire in Potter Valley, another fatal structure occurred in Mendocino County.
Lt. Greg Van Patten of the Mendocino County Sheriff’s Office reported that the fire occurred in the 3800 block of Radical Ridge Road in Redwood Valley.
Van Patten said deputies were dispatched to the fire just after 6 p.m. Wednesday evening.
When deputies arrived they learned Cal Fire had responded to the residential structure fire at approximately 3:44 p.m., according to Van Patten.
When a Cal Fire captain first arrived the structure was completely engulfed with flames. Van Patten said the structure was destroyed.
During a subsequent investigation by a Cal Fire prevention officer, human remains were located within the burnt structure, Van Patten reported.
He said the human remains have yet to be positively identified, but investigators believe it might be the person who lived at the residence.
The investigation into the cause and origin of the fire is currently under investigation but at this time there are no obvious signs suggesting foul play, Van Patten said.
Wednesday’s fire followed by four days a fatal house fire that occurred on the morning of Sept. 29 at 10580 Main St. in Potter Valley, where two people died, as Lake County News has reported.
Anyone having information in regards to the Wednesday fire in Redwood Valley is urged to contact the Mendocino County Sheriff's Office Tip Line by calling 707-234-2100.
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LAKE COUNTY, Calif. – MythBusters, the Emmy-nominated series that is often called the best science show on television, begins its 10th season this Sunday, and this season’s lineup will feature the series’ first-ever Halloween special, which was filmed in Lake County in June.
The MythBusters team spent a few days in Lake County filming the Halloween special, which is set to air on Oct. 28, at 8 p.m. on the Discovery Channel.
The series “aims to uncover the truth behind popular myths and legends by mixing scientific method with gleeful curiosity and plain old-fashioned ingenuity.”
MythBusters is hosted by Jamie Hyneman and Adam Savage, with co-hosts Tory Belleci, Kari Byron, and Grant Imahara.
The new season begins Oct. 7.
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LAKEPORT, Calif. – Robinson Rancheria’s tribal chair on Wednesday was ordered to stand trial for allegedly embezzling more than $60,000 from a neighboring tribe.
Tracey Avila, 51, of Nice was in Lake County Superior Court on Wednesday for a preliminary hearing in the case, in which she’s alleged to have taken the funds from the Elem Colony in Clearlake Oaks.
At the end of the preliminary hearing Judge Andrew Blum ordered Avila to stand trial on a felony charge of grand theft.
Avila is alleged to have taken the money while she worked as Elem’s fiscal officer from February 2006 to September 2008.
Elem originally investigated the allegations before requesting that the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's Pacific Southwest Region 9 investigate the matter, according to case files.
The investigation later was taken over by special agents with the EPA Office of the Inspector General and U.S. Housing and Urban Development's Office of the Inspector General.
The federal investigation ultimately led to Avila’s arrest in September 2011.
Deputy District Attorney Rachel Abelson, who is prosecuting Avila, said Avila will return to court for arraignment on Oct. 30.
Avila is facing a three-year prison sentence if convicted, Abelson previously reported. Due to correctional realignment, if Avila were convicted her time could be served in the Lake County Jail.
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