Thompson to speak at Democratic Club meeting
LOWER LAKE >> Lake County Democratic Club will host Congressman Mike Thompson on Wednesday, Dec. 14, at 6:30 p.m. in the Social Hall of the United Methodist Church, 16255 2nd Street, Lower Lake. He will address the club on “Our Way Forward.”
Business meeting will follow the speaker. Democratic Club meetings are held on the 2nd Wednesday of every month at 6:30 pm. Please note that the club has changed its meeting days to Wednesdays. Also, the club will resume having meetings in Lower Lake at the Methodist Church Social Hall.
All meetings are open to the public. Membership is open to registered Democrats.
The Lake County Democratic Club is an officially chartered club of the Democratic Party of Lake County
Visit the webpage at www.lakecountydemocraticclub.org
Contact us at lakecodemclub@gmail.com
Help prevent quagga mussels
LAKE COUNTY >> Remember to get your 2017 Lake County Quagga Mussel sticker before using your vessel in any Lake County water body. The Lake County sticker is required in addition to the mussel sticker from the DMV.
Also, remember to check in with a participating screener when you return from an out-of-county trip with your boat. Our screeners stay up—to-date with those counties in the western United States that are infested. If your vessel will need decontamination — it’s FREE.
Support the program that’s keeping Lake County mussel free.
Spread the word to anyone who may not know about the most serious biofouling pest ever to be introduced to North American freshwater systems.
A few facts:
Quagga mussels can colonize hard and soft surfaces, mud, plants, docks, boat engine cooling systems, water pipes.
One pair of mussels produce millions of offspring in a year.
Densities in Lake Mead since the first introduction in 2005 have grown to > 10,000 mussels per square meter. 60% of the animal population in Lake Mead is now Quagga mussels.
Beaches become littered with piles of glass-sharp shells.
They alter the chemistry and biology of the water ecosystem.
The basis of the aquatic food chain, plankton, is removed by these voracious feeders.
3 new pristine lakes in the state of Montana have tested positive for Quagga Mussels in the past month. Up until now Montana was mussel-free.
Clean, drain and dry your boat after every yse.
For the latest list of screening locations see www.nomussels.com or call (707) 263-2344
