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The dinner is hosted by Marie Beery, and sponsored by Foods Etc. in Clearlake. The food, wine, and services are donated to support the Land Trust and its projects.
The public is cordially invited to attend the event, which starts at 6 p.m. with a no-host cocktail hour.
Numerous paintings by local nature artists will be on display and for sale. The artwork is donated by the artists to the Land Trust as part of the fundraiser. Several of the paintings will have been given awards stemming from the Land Trust’s Art and Nature event (held on May 3).
The proceeds from this dinner will go to the Land Trust’s many projects, including the Rodman Slough Preserve, the upcoming effort to preserve Mount Konocti, and other plans for preserving and protecting the beautiful habitats of Lake County.
The Rodman Slough Preserve is located on the north end of Clear Lake at the intersection of Westlake Road and the Nice-Lucerne Cutoff.
The Trust spearheaded the preservation of the property and hosts hikes and events there. The property is open for guided nature walks every Saturday morning, weather permitting.
The Land Trust is a private, nonprofit local organization dedicated to land conservation and protecting Lake County’s natural, recreational, historical and scenic resources.
To make reservations, at $60 per person, simply call the Saw Shop Gallery Bistro at 278-0129. Payment is made the night of the dinner, with all proceeds going to the Lake County Land Trust.
For more information about the Lake County Land Trust or the upcoming dinner, go to www.lakecountylandtrust.org or call 995-1398.
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Nicolai Chukreeff, 40, was stabbed to death in an incident that took place late Sunday night at the Harbor Lite Resort on Lakeshore Drive, as Lake County News has reported.
On Tuesday Lt. Mike Hermann of the Clearlake Police Department said that investigators were continuing to conduct interviews, but no arrest had yet been made.
Also on Tuesday, Chukreeff's autopsy was to be performed, said Hermann.
Preliminary findings from the autopsy are expected to be issued shortly, Hermann added.
Police are asking anyone with information on the case to call Detective Sgt. Tom Clements at 994-8251.
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Stephen Raetz, 67, his wife Jackie, 62, and Samuel Miller, 69, all sustained injuries in the head-on collision which took place just after 2 p.m. Tuesday, according to California Highway Patrol Officer Adam Garcia.
Garcia said Stephen Raetz was driving his 2005 Ford Taurus eastbound on Highway 20 in Glenhaven when his vehicle crossed over the double yellow lines and struck Miller's 1993 Toyota Corolla head-on.
A preliminary investigation indicates that Stephen Raetz may have fallen asleep at the wheel prior to the collision, said Garcia.
Jackie Raetz sustained major injuries which were not life-threatening, said Garcia. She was taken to Santa Rosa Memorial Hospital via REACH air ambulance.
Miller sustained minor to moderate injuries and was taken to Sutter Lakeside Hospital by Northshore Fire ambulance, said Garcia, while Stephen Raetz sustained minor injuries but was not transported.
CHP Officer Efrain Cortez is investigating the collision, Garcia said.
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The Mendocino County Sheriff's Office reported this week that 46-year-old Tina Huffman was arrested shortly after 1 a.m. May 1 after a car she was riding in was pulled over in the 4000 block of N. Highway 101 in Ukiah.
Deputies detected the odor of marijuana coming from Huffman's purse, a search of which revealed more than an an ounce of marijuana, methamphetamine, a glass methamphetamine pipe and an hypodermic syringe, the report stated.
Huffman was evaluated, determined to be under the influence of a controlled substance, and arrested, according to Mendocino officials.
She was booked into the Mendocino County Jail for possession of a controlled substance as well as possession of drug paraphernalia, possession of marijuana and being under the influence of a controlled substance.
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