LAKEPORT — This year”s 19th annual Friends of Mike Thompson Ravioli Dinner in Lakeport will feature wine tasting from the Lake County Winegrape Growers.
The event, including music from Public Nuisance, will run from 5 to 7:30 p.m. March 27 at the Lake County Fairgrounds at 401 Martin St. in Lakeport.
Free recycling for old cell phones, computers, fax machines and all outdated electronics will be available from 4 to 6 p.m. at the event.
The Computer Recycling Center will be giving out a refurbished Pentium 4 Class computer, keyboard and mouse without a monitor to a non-profit organization. The organization must bring a letter on the organization”s letterhead addressed to Steven Wyatt including the 501C3 number and a short explanation of how the organization will use the computer.
Event organizers will continue their effort of creating a zero-waste event by using corn starch and sugar cane plates and utensils.
“Our goal is to have the waste generated by the event to be as close to 100 percent recyclable or reusable,” said Mary Jane Bowker, campaign events coordinator. “Based on our last five years of experience, each year we get closer in reaching our goal.”
Thompson was elected to Congress in 1998. Prior to that time, he represented Lake County for eight years in the State Senate.
Tickets for the pasta dinner cost $15 for adults and $5 for children younger than 12. Tickets can be bought in advance or at the door the day of the event.
For more information, call Bowker at 226-8989.
