LOWER LAKE
Pizza fund raiser to benefit to benefit student trip
The Lower Lake Washington DC Club will be holding an “All You Can Eat” Pizza Fundraiser today from 5 to 8 p.m. at Stonefire Pizza in Clearlake. These 24 students are fundraising for a week long trip to Washington DC, Boston and New York City in June. This whirlwind trip will include seeing national monuments, living history and a Broadway play. Pre-sale tickets are $8 and can be purchased by members of the Lower Lake Washington DC Club. At the door, tickets are $10. The next fundraiser planned for the Lower Lake Washington DC Club will be a “Paint, Sip and Treats” fundraiser Feb. 2 at the Brick Hall in Lower Lake. This event will include a family photo board paint project, wine tasting and sweat treats, tickets available through the Small Town Ceramics Facebook page. All proceeds of both fundraisers will be split between the members to offset the cost of the trip. If you have any questions, wish to purchase tickets or donate to the club, please contact the club advisor, Holly Lucchesi @ 707 994 6471 ext 2723.
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CLEARLAKE
Suspect Arrested for stealing a vehicle and evading police
According to law enforcement officials, 30-year-old Clearlake resident Daniel Neufeld was arrested Monday afternoon on charges of stealing a vehicle and evasion and disregard for public safety in addition to driving on the wrong side of the roadway. Clearlake Police officers were dispatched to the area of Brookdale Assisted Living for a car theft that had just occurred. Officers responded to the area in an attempt to locate the truck and suspect. They located the truck driven by Neufeld in the area of Pomo School. When the officers attempted to make an enforcement stop on the truck, Neufeld lead them on a high-speed pursuit. During the pursuit, he drove reckless at a high rate of speed and on the wrong side of the roadway. He lost control of the truck and slid off the roadway causing minor damage to a boat and the truck. Officers took Neufeld into custody and he was taken to the Lake County Jail on the charges described above.
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UKIAH
North Coast Pear Research
The University of California Cooperative Extension (UCCE) invites growers and others involved in the North Coast pear industry to attend the 2019 North Coast Pear Research Meeting to be held Tuesday, Feb. 5 from 8 a.m. to noon at the Mendocino County Agricultural Center, 890 N. Bush Street, Ukiah. The facility is wheelchair accessible.
The meeting is sponsored by UCCE, California Pear Advisory Board (CPAB), Pear Pest Management Research Fund and Mendocino County Department of Agriculture. There is no registration fee and refreshments and lunch will be provided courtesy of CPAB. The agenda and directions to the meeting site can be viewed at http://celake.ucanr.edu. For further information contact UCCE at (707) 263-6838 or email celake@ucanr.edu.
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SACRAMENTO
Federal early education grants awarded
State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tony Thurmond announced recently that the California Department of Education (CDE) was awarded a federal Preschool Development Birth Through Five Initial Grant Award for $10,620,000 from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Administration for Children and Families. It was one of 45 states/territories that received the grant award.
These grants help states analyze and enhance their early learning and care systems to maximize the availability of high-quality early learning and care options for low-income and disadvantaged families. It will also help California improve the quality of early childhood care by streamlining administrative and funding systems.
California has 3 million children younger than five years old, half of whom come from low-income families. Through this federal grant, California will first conduct a statewide birth-through-five needs assessment and then develop a strategic plan that will provide guidance to policymakers to increase access to services for children and families with high needs, amid other services.
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