UPPER LAKE
Garden Club elects new officers
At a recent meeting at Dana Benjamin’s ranch in Upper Lake, the Clear Lake Trowel & Trellis Garden Club elected new officers for 2021-2022. The officers are Carol Dobusch, President; Kitty Loberg, Vice President; Linda Pyers, Treasurer and Kathleen Steinberg, Secretary.
This was the first meeting the club since February, 2020. Those in attendance reported that everyone was happy to see each other and to be able to visit and catch up on all the news. The group had its meeting outside on the lawn surrounded by a beautiful garden and a view of Benjamin’s blue ribbon Percheron horses.
Dobush will be having a planning meeting in July at her home. She said this will be a key meeting to set the stage for the club’s activities for 2021-2022 including projects and grants. “We need to get the club re-energized after being isolated from each other because of the COVID lock down.”
The club welcomes new members. For additional information call Carol 707 279-1169 . The CLT&TGC is a member of the Mendo-Lake District of the California Garden Club, Inc. Pacific Region and National Garden Clubs, Inc.
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KELSEYVILLE
Clear Lake State Park Interpretive Association’s Spring photography contest winners announced
Thank you to all the participants in our Spring Photo Contest which ended June 1. We had excellent submittals which captured our beautiful park in Spring.
The winners are as follows:
Adult Division: Laurie Scheibner: Female Wood Duck taken in a nest cavity on April 14, 2021 in Kelsey Creek Campground
Senior Division: Herman Strik: Bald Eagle taken May 11, 2021, 8:46 a.m. in a Gray Pine in Lower Bayview Campground
Most Facebook Likes: Herman Strik: Bullock’s Oriole in flight taken April 9, 2021, at 10:46 a.m.
Please check out all the photos on the CLSPIA website at https://www.clearlakestatepark.org/spring-photo-contest-winners-2021.html and/or on the CLSPIA Facebook Page (www.facebook.com/CaliforniaStatePark).
We appreciate all participants and their beautiful photos taken in the Park. We plan to organize future photo contests, so please check our social media sites often to get the latest information on all park events.
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LUCERNE
Lucerne Town Hall meets Friday
The Lucerne Area Town Hall meeting will be held Friday (June 18) from 6:30 to 8 p.m. We encourage all Lucerne residents to attend and hear from Melinda Rivera, the PG&E Public Safety Representative for Lake and Sonoma Counties. She will be discussing power outages and fire safety. In addition, Cal Water’s Shannon McGovern will be presenting the letter of intent between the LATH and their company. Also on the agenda is an update on code enforcement from Andy Williams.
Our meetings are held at the New Paradigm College which was the old Lucerne Castle located at 3700 Country Club Dr. in Lucerne. A copy of the meeting agenda is available by visiting
For more information please contact Lani Urquiza at 707-349-5457 or Kane.lani66@gmail.com
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WASHINGTON D.C.
Thompson announces tax credit to cover the cost of paid leave for small businesses extended
On Monday, Rep. Mike Thompson (CA-05) announced that a tax credit to help local small businesses cover the cost of providing sick and family leave has been extended through September. This tax credit, created by the American Rescue Plan, allows workers to care for sick family members, take time off if they are sick and use paid leave to get a COVID-19 vaccination. It also supports small businesses that have been hit hard economically by the pandemic.
“As we continue to recover from both the health and economic impact of COVID-19, it’s critical we support families and small businesses that are struggling. This tax credit will boost small businesses that are trying to help their employees and allow workers to take care of their health.”
The American Rescue Plan established an advanceable, refundable tax credit that allows businesses with fewer than 500 employees to receive up to $17,110 per employee to give them up to 10 days of paid sick leave and up to 12 weeks of paid family leave through September 30, 2021. This credit is eligible to about 6 million businesses and more than 40 million workers. More information on how businesses can claim that credit here.
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—Compiled by Ariel Carmona Jr.
