For the last 18 years the event has been called the Lake County Toy Run. However, this year the group is changing the event and doing it early in hopes of more riders and better weather.

This event is hosted by Clear Lake Road Riders Motorcyclist Club and is sponsored by Hillside Honda, Konocti Vista Casino and Taylor's Tavern of Redwood Valley.

Everyone is welcome – motorcycle, car or truck.

Sign in is from 8 a.m. to 10 a.m. at Konocti Vista Casino. Breakfast will be served.

The buy-in for the poker run, scavenger hunt, breakfast and lunch is $20 per person.

After a scenic ride around Lake County, the ride will end at Taylor's Tavern in Redwood Valley.

There will be live entertainment from the Lake County Diamonds as well as raffles.

Visit the Clear Lake Road Riders Motorcyclist Club's Web site at www.clearlakeroadriders.org for more information.

The public comment period for the draft conservation strategy for the Sacramento Valley, San Joaquin Valley and Delta has once again been extended due to multiple requests from the public.

The draft report, entitled “Conservation Strategy for Restoration of the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta Ecological Management Zone and the Sacramento and San Joaquin Valley Regions,” will be available for public review and comment until Sept. 30, 2011.

The document identifies biologically promising ecosystem restoration opportunities in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta Ecological Management Zone and the Sacramento Valley and San Joaquin Valley regions, and provides the rationale for restoration actions specific to each of these areas.

It provides the conceptual framework and process that will guide the refinement, evaluation, prioritization, implementation, monitoring and review of Ecosystem Restoration Program (ERP) actions.

The draft report is available on the DFG Web site at www.dfg.ca.gov/erp/reports_docs.asp. ERP performance measures can be found in Appendix D.

With this additional extension, comments will continue to be received by the Department of Fish and Game until 5 p.m. on Sept. 30. Comments may be emailed to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or hand-delivered to:

Chad Dibble

Department of Fish and Game

830 S Street

Sacramento, CA 95811

All comments submitted by the due date will be considered as the report is finalized.

Questions about the report should be directed to Chad Dibble, Senior Environmental Scientist, at (916) 445-1202 or This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

The meeting will begin at 4:15 p.m. in the council chambers at Lakeport City Hall, 225 Park St.

Agenda items will include reports on Library Park and Westside Park, and Westshore Pool.

The commission's next meeting will take place on Thursday, Oct. 13.

The August 2011 Local Cuisine Scene featured grilled vegetables with baugna cauda and High Valley Winery Barbera. Photo by Terre Logsdon.

UPPER LAKE, Calif. – Shannon Michele of Cache Creek Catering and Lake County Wine Studio are presenting a monthly food and wine series featuring delicious foods paired with select Lake County wines.

The series is held from 5:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. on the second Friday of each month.

The next event takes place on Sept. 9.

The per person cost is $20 and reservations are required.

August’s event featured Thompson Valley grass-fed beef and Yerba Santa Dairy Manchego cheese sliders on a Main St. Bakery (Kelseyville) roll paired with High Valley Winery Petite Sirah, followed by grilled vegetables with baugna cauda and High Valley Winery Barbera.

The final pairing was a blackberry shortcake paired with Robledo Family Winery Port.

September’s event is a Pacific Rim fusion experience inviting participants to put some Rosé in their world.

The first pairing will feature a Thai buffalo summer roll paired with Ceago Vinegarden 2009 Syrah Rosé, followed by Rei Shabu pork summer salad with daikon sauce created by Kathy Suzuki of Kizuna Fusion, paired with Sol Rouge Rosé.

The final pairing of a strawberry sorbet served with a Moore Family Winery Rosé spritzer will complete the three-course event where each serving is plated and presented as a generous appetizer portion.

Additional wines will be available for purchase by the taste or by the glass.

For additional event information and to make reservations, contact Lake County Wine Studio at 707-275-8030 or e-mail This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

The meeting will begin at 7 p.m. at Calpine's Cartwright Geothermal Visitors Center, 15500 Central Park Road.

On the agenda is unfinished business including the Middletown square design and development and a report from the Stop Sign Committee.

Under new business, the group will hear from guest speaker Terri Persons of the Lake County/City Area Planning Council, who will discuss the Middletown Community Action Plan, and discuss a request from Valley Internet to deploy a wireless telecommunications antenna on Calpine Corp.

MATH meetings are subject to videotaping. Meeting proceedings may be available for viewing on public access television and/or the Internet.

MATH – established by resolution of the Lake County Board of Supervisors on Dec. 12, 2006 – is a municipal advisory council serving the residents of Anderson Springs, Cobb, Coyote Valley (includes Hidden Valley Lake), Long Valley and Middletown.

LUCERNE, Calif. – The Lake County Democratic Club will be having their regular meeting Saturday, Sept. 10, at noon in the Rose Room of the Lucerne Alpine Senior Center.

The public is always invited to the Democratic Club meetings.

Wanda Quitiquit and Paula Mune will report on the 2011 “Summer Harvest Celebration” event.

Lake County Democratic Club meetings are held on the second Saturday of the month at noon in the Rose Room of the Lucerne Alpine Senior Center.

The senior center is located at 3985 Country Club Drive, located at the corner of 10th and Country Club Drive, in Lucerne.

Contact the Democratic Club of Lake County by email at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

Contact the Democratic Party of Lake County at 707-533-4885 or by email at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..