LOWER LAKE
State Parks receives funding to repair the historic Anderson Ranch House
The Anderson Marsh Interpretive Association (“AMIA”) has announced that an $800,000 fund has been created by the California Department of Parks & Recreation (“State Parks”) to be used to perform critical repairs to the historic Anderson Ranch House at Anderson Marsh State Historic Park.
The Anderson Ranch House is one of the oldest remaining buildings in Lake County, with construction beginning in the mid-19th century. It has been furnished by State Parks to provide an opportunity for the public to experience what life was like on a working cattle ranch in Lake County between 1850 and 1920.
According to State Parks, the funding will be used to stabilize the Ranch House by performing structural foundation repairs, along with repairs to other critical parts of the Ranch House structure. The project is in the beginning planning phase, with preliminary reports and inspections being currently conducted. Out of these inspections, a final scope and project schedule will be created. After a project plan is developed, a construction start date will be determined.
“AMIA is a grateful to State Parks for creating this significant project to protect the structural integrity of the Anderson Ranch House,” stated Roberta Lyons, AMIA President. “We are looking forward to the time when the COVID-19 pandemic allows us to resume public tours of the Ranch House.”
AMIA is a non-profit association cooperating with the Department of Parks and Recreation (DPR) to promote educational and interpretive activities at Anderson Marsh State Historic Park. For information about Anderson Marsh State Historic Park and AMIA, go to www.andersonmarsh.org or contact AMIA at either info@andersonmarsh.org or 707-995-2658.
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SOLANO COUNTY
Teams bring their “A” game to the Bay Regional Academic Decathlon
Solano County Office of Education hosts and coordinates the annual Bay Region Academic Decathlon event for students. “Water, A Most Essential Resource” is the theme of this year’s decathlon in which 250 students from 17 high schools across nine counties (Contra Costa, Lake, Mendocino, Napa, San Mateo, Santa Clara, Solano, Sonoma, and Yolo) have been challenged to bring their “A” game.
Decathletes completed testing, speeches and interviews this week. The competition culminated on Saturday, February 5 with a live virtual Super Quiz and an awards ceremony. The link to the awards video can be found at https://www.solanocoe.net/academicdecathlon.
“It is exciting to see such a broad and diverse representation of students participating from throughout the entire region,” said Superintendent of Schools Lisette Estrella-Henderson. “I am so pleased to see this competition continue to grow as these decathletes pave their way for life-long success.”
The Academic Decathlon is a competitive event modeled after the Olympics to stimulate academic achievement and honor “athletes of the mind”. The competition provides an enriching educational experience that combines relevant study of cultural and critical topics and fosters a deep respect for knowledge, cooperation, and self-esteem. The 17 school’s participating in this year’s competition include:
- American Canyon High School, Napa Valley Unified School District (USD)
- BASIS Independent Silicon Valley Charter, Santa Clara
- Buckingham Collegiate Charter Academy, Vacaville USD
- Campolindo High School, Acalanes USD
- Casa Grande High School, Petaluma City School District
- Davis Senior High School, Davis Joint USD
- Dixon High School, Dixon USD
- Evergreen Valley High School, East Side USD
- Freedom High School, Liberty USD
- Jesse Bethel High School and Vallejo High School, Vallejo City USD
- Menlo-Atherton High School, Sequoia USD
- River City High School, Washington USD
- Rodriguez High School, Fairfield-Suisun USD
- Upper Lake High School, Upper Lake USD
- Vanden High School, Travis USD
- Willits High School, Willits USD
Teams advancing to the California Academic Decathlon, to be held virtually in March, are announced during the awards ceremony. The California Champion will advance to the US Academic Decathlon set for April.
For more information about the Academic Decathlon visit www.solanocoe.net/academicdecathlon or contact Ken Scarberry, director of youth development, at kscarberry@solanocoe.net.
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