LAKEPORT
Lake County Symphony Association looking for vendors for annual festival
The Lake County Symphony Association is looking for food and craft vendors for the 2021 Home Wine and Beer Makers’ Festival. The Winefest is a fundraiser for the Lake County Symphony and will take place from noon to 5 p.m. on September 18 at Library Park in Lakeport. Booth fees are $35. Food and craft vendors may bring their own canopies or rent one for $25. The deadline for signups is September 11. For more specifics and to download an application go to www.homewinemakersfestival.org. The Winefest normally takes place in June but was postponed this year to September due to Covid19 concerns. Questions? Send them to winefest.questions@gmail.com or call 707-364-6165.
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UKIAH
Bureau of Land Management seeks public input on Clyde Mine evaluation
The Bureau of Land Management Ukiah Field Office welcomes public input on the proposed clean-up of the abandoned Clyde Mine in Colusa County. The proposed remediation, monitoring and maintenance was developed in accordance with the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act and is estimated to cost more than $1.4 million.
The Clyde Mine is one of 14 inactive mines within the Sulphur Creek Mining District, known for gold production in the late 1800s. The mine is located along a tributary of the Sulphur Creek, north of State Route 20, within the Indian Valley Management Area, a popular site for outdoor recreation.
The proposed plan recommends excavating mercury-impacted material, backfilling trenches, leveling terrain, laying a geo-fabric and soil cover over the site to direct surface water into natural channels to reduce runoff and reseeding with native plants.
More information about the proposed project is available at https://go.usa.gov/xsu7g. Please submit written comments by Wednesday, Sept. 1, electronically to BLM_CA_UK_ClydeMine@blm.gov, via the project website, or by mail to the Ukiah Field Office, Attn: Clyde Mine Remediation, 2550 North State Street, Suite 2, Ukiah, CA 95482. Hard copies of the draft project proposal are available at the Redbud Library in Clearlake, or by appointment during normal business hours at the BLM Ukiah Field Office.
Before including addresses, phone numbers, email addresses or other personal identifying information in a comment, be aware that the entire comment – including personal identifying information – may be made publicly available at any time. While someone may ask the BLM to withhold personal identifying information from public review, the BLM cannot guarantee that it will be able to do so.
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LAKEPORT
More Lake County Symphony Association news
All LCSA members and the public at large are encouraged to attend the annual general meeting of the LCSA Board of Directors at 10 am on August 14 via zoom. Email Lynne Bruner at ibdtaxnerd@mchsi.com for the zoom link to this meeting.
LCSA Board Members voted unanimously at the July 10th meeting to retain the current slate of officers, who will formally start their new terms in January 2022: President-Camm Linden; Secretary-Sue Condit; Treasurer-Lynne Bruner. Due to the unexpected departure of previous board president, Ed Bublitz, Camm Linden took over as president last year, leaving the vice president spot open. The board is currently seeking additional board members as well as volunteers to help out at upcoming live concerts. All interested parties wishing to further support the Lake County Symphony are urged to contact any board member for more information.
The board usually meets in person at 10 am on the second Saturday of the month at the Riviera Hills Restaurant in the Clearlake (Kelseyville) Riviera. Meetings have been held for the past year on Zoom due to Covid restrictions. In-person meetings are expected to resume this fall. For the latest available information on the LCSA, and for contact information, go to www.lakecountysymphonyassociation.org.
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SAN FRANCISCO
New Seven Saturdays episode shows viewers how to prepare the inside of their homes from fire
According to the National Fire Protection Association, the risk of home structure fire fatalities was 55% lower in homes with working smoke alarms. In the sixth episode of 7 Saturdays to A More Fire-Resistant Home, viewers will learn how to check if their smoke detectors are working properly along with other tips to make the inside of their homes more fire-resilient.
With nearly 250,000 total views, today the 7 Saturdays series is showing Californians what they can do in just a few hours on a Saturday to better protect their homes. You can stream the show on PG&E’s preparedness website, the Safety Action Center, which provides information to help customers keep their families, homes and businesses safe during natural disasters and other emergencies. The show is hosted by Alicia Mason and David Hawks, Senior Public Safety Specialist at PG&E.
Hawks, former CAL FIRE Chief of the Butte Unit, has seen firsthand how simple preparations in the home can make a big difference and keep people safe in an emergency.
All interested viewers can watch the sixth episode now on the Safety Action Center (safetyactioncenter.pge.com). New episodes will launch every week, for seven weeks.
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