LAKEPORT – The Lake County Chamber of Commerce has released the results of its Memorial Day weekend parade, held Saturday, May 29.

The results are listed below.

Grand sweepstakes: Pearl Harbor Survivors, Chapter 23 North.

Theme award: Pearl Harbor Survivors, Chapter 23 North.

Judges choice: Clear Lake High School Marching Band.

Division I, Floats: Best of Division, Lake County Shrine Club, Lower Lake.

Commercial: First place – Piedmont Lumber & Nursery, Lakeport; second place – Doni’s Occasion Station, Lucerne.

Fraternal/service organization: First place – Lake County Shrine Club, Lower Lake; second place – Elks Lodge No. 2704, Lakeport; third place – VFW Post No. 2015.

Other: First place – Clear Lake Scullers, Lakeport; second place – Republican Party of Lake County.

Division II, vehicles: Best of Division – Lake County As, Kelseyville.

Clubs: First place – Lake County As, Kelseyville; second place – Lake County Corvettes; third place – Lakeport Speedway.

Cars and trucks: First place – Jack Pounds, Lakeport; second place – Bob Lininger, Lakeport; third place – Cadillac Pat Sperling, Lakeport.

Division III, Groups: Best of Division – Pearl Harbor Survivors, Chapter 23 North.

Organization: First place – Lake County Theatre Co.; second place – Lake Family Resource Center, Kelseyville; third place – two way tie, People Services Inc. and Lake County Tea Party Patriots.

Military: First place – Pearl Harbor Survivors, Chapter 23 North; second place – Vietnam Veterans of America, Chapter No. 951; third place – United Veterans Council.

Commercial: First place – Mendo Lake Credit Union, Lakeport.

Division VI, Music: Best of Division – Clear Lake High School Band

Bands: First place – Clear Lake High School Band.

Division VIII, Equestrian: Best of Division – Mary Ann Reece, Sebastopol.

Mounted group: First place – Lake County Rodeo Association Queen and Princess contestants.

Senior Arabian Costume: First place – Mary Ann Reece, Sebastopol.

Senior Western Working: First place – Beverly Baxter, Santa Rosa.

Senior Novelty: First place – Pamela Michalek; second place – Lonne Sloan, Lower Lake.

LUCERNE – The Mendo-Lake District of California Garden Clubs Inc. will hold a general meeting on Wednesday, June 23.

The North Lake Garden Club will host the meeting at the Lucerne Community Church, 5870 E. Highway 20.

The meeting will include the annual picnic meeting and awards presentation.

Registration and coffee hour begins at 9:30 a.m., with the meeting starting at 10:30 a.m.

Bring a box lunch to be exchanged. Anyone having special dietary needs please bring your own box lunch with no exchange necessary. The host club will provide beverage and dessert. A donation jar will be available.

A 50/50 State Parks drawing (replaces white elephant drawing) and potted plants will be for sale.

During the awards ceremony, club presidents will receive their clubs’ awards presented from California Garden Clubs Inc.

All club members and guests are welcome.

Please RSVP Sharon Thorne, This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or call 707-274-2165

The California Garden Clubs Inc. promotes gardening, floral design, civic beautification, environmental responsibility and the exchange of information and ideas.

There are six garden clubs all within the Mendo-Lake District (www.mendolakedistrict.org).

All the districts in California are under the Calif. Garden Club Inc. www.CaliforniaGardenClubs.org), then within the Pacific Region (www.PacificregionGardenClubs.org) and then the National Garden Clubs Inc. (www.gardenclub.org). These Web sites contain a wealth of information – check them out.

GinaBelle Smith is the Mendo-Lake District director. For further information check out any of the above Web sites or call 707-964-3798.

All are welcome to visit the garden clubs. The district meets quarterly and the public is invited to attend any of the meetings. Watch for future announcements of meetings and activities.

LAKE COUNTY – The Area Agency on Aging of Lake & Mendocino Counties (AAA) Governing Board is currently recruiting for Advisory Council members.

The group is currently seeking one member from Lake County and one member from Mendocino County.

The Advisory Council advises the Governing Board on issues such as developing the Area four-year plan and developing and coordination of community policies and programs throughout both counties dealing with issues important to older adults.

Council members must meet at least one of the following criteria:

• Be an older adult person 60 years or older;

• An advocate of older persons;

• A representative of a health care agency or organization serving older adults;

• A person providing leadership in the private and volunteer sectors;

• A local elected official;

• A member of the general public residing in Lake or Mendocino County.

Fifty percent of membership shall be older persons.

Applications must be submitted by June 30, 2010.

Anyone interested in serving on the Area Agency on Aging Advisory Council can get an application on the Web site www.co.mendocino.ca.us/hhsa/adult/aaa.htm or by contacting Loretta Houck at 707-463-7775.

Chair Ann Blue highlighted Waterstraat’s many contributions to the club.

Blue presented Waterstraat with a certificate, which was the 52nd contribution to the Mendocino National Forest Penny Pines Project. At each meeting members contribute toward the fund.

Penny Pines was established in 1941 by the San Francisco Sportswomen’s Association. CLTTGC became a supporter in 1990.

In 1964 the National Forest Service requested that each club, donating on a regular basis to Penny Pines, sign a cooperative agreement form, which we keep in our files & it was updated in 2007. A short version of the agreement follows.

For a contribution of $68 the Forest Service agrees to plant approximately 350 seedlings on a little less than one acre in a Penny Pines Plantation located in a California National Forest, of your choice, that is under multiple use management.

The Forest Service provides protection from fire, insects, and other hazards. The Forest Service marks the plantation with a standard forest service sign, listing the name of each club that has contributed and the individuals in memory or honored.

Anyone interested in supporting this program may do so, or get further information, by contacting Ann Blue at 707-263-5854.

Clear Lake Trowel & Trellis Garden Club is a member of Mendo-Lake District, California Garden Club Inc., Pacific Region and National Garden Clubs Inc.

Ann Blue is the Clear Lake Trowel & Trellis Garden Club Penny Pines chair.

The stunning photography of Lyle and Deanna Madeson will be featured at the Lake County Wine Studio in Upper Lake, Calif., on Friday, June 4, and Saturday, June 5, 2010.

UPPER LAKE – Lake County Wine Studio is hosting a wine release party and artist show event with McDermaid Family Vineyard and Madeson Photography on Friday, June 4, from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m., and Saturday, June 5, from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m.

Some Lake County wines are so popular that they are sold out before the wine studio has an opportunity to bring them into inventory.

The good news is that those who attend the June reception evenings will still have the opportunity to try the sold out 2007 McDermaid Family Vineyards Petite Verdot, Petite Sirah and Ranch Blend wines as part of the $10 wine and appetizer sampler, which will also include their Malbec.

Steve and Sara McDermaid began planting their vines in the Red Hills appellation in 1997. Their vineyards are on the eastern side of the Mayacamas at an altitude of 2200-2300 feet.

The McDermaid wines have been receiving awards in competition and high compliments from customers, wine critics and bloggers from the west coast to Texas and beyond. The Wine Studio is pleased to have the opportunity to present the wines from this vintage before they have completely disappeared. For more information visit www.mcdermaidfamilyvineyard.com.

The wine studio's June artists are Lyle and Deanna Madeson. If you have ever perused any of the promotional literature produced in Lake County “for” Lake County, then you have probably already enjoyed viewing many beautiful photographs that are among the works of Lyle and Deanna Madeson.

The Madesons moved to Lake County in 1976. Lyle first started taking pictures while photographing his gladiola hybrids for identification. He was soon capturing more than the glads on film. He branched out to the hummingbirds that frequented the gladiolas in the field, then on to a wider variety of birds.

Lyle Madeson has continued to expand his interests to macro photography and landscape photography, with a special interest in sunrises and sunsets. Deanna joined him in his photography adventure with her main interest in birds.

Together, they spend many hours capturing the birds, wildlife, vineyards, and natural beauty of Lake County. They have attended photo workshops with George Lepp and Arthur Morris.

The Madesons' interest in photography has taken them to Alaska, the Galapagos Islands, Ecuador, the Amazon Jungle, and southwestern and southeastern United States, with plans to visit Africa in the near future.

Always looking to see things in a new perspective, they love to experiment with light, zooms, blurs, silhouettes and fish eye lenses. For more information visit www.madesonphotography.com.

Lake County Wine Studio is located on the corner of First and Main Streets in historic Upper Lake, across from the famous Tallman Hotel and Blue Wing Saloon & Café.

To RSVP, or for more information, call Susan Feiler at 707-275-8030 or 707-293-8752.

NORTH COAST – Caltrans reports that the following road projects will be taking place around Lake County during the coming week.

Included are Mendocino County projects that may impact Lake County commuters.

Caltrans will suspend work on Northern California highways through Monday, May 31, in observance of the Memorial Day weekend. However, due to unforeseen circumstances, it may be necessary for Caltrans maintenance forces to respond to emergency situations.

LAKE COUNTY

Highway 29

– Lower Lake Community Action Group has been issued a Caltrans Encroachment permit for the annual Lower Lake Parade and barbecue in Middletown from Central Avenue to Wardlaw Park Road on Sunday, May 30, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. A full road closure will be in effect. A detour will be provided.

– Caltrans will perform routine maintenance from Wardlaw Street to Spruce Grove Road beginning Tuesday, June 1. Work hours are 7:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., weekdays. One-way traffic control will be in effect. Motorists should anticipate five-minute delays.

Highway 175

– AT&T of Sacramento has been granted a Caltrans Encroachment Permit for utility maintenance from 0.1 mile east of Forest Lake Drive to 1.5 miles west of Socrates Mine Road. Work hours are 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., weekdays. One-way traffic control will be in effect. Motorists should anticipate 10-minute delays.

MENDOCINO COUNTY

Highway 20

– A drainage repair project 0.6 mile west of Forestry Station Road will continue. One-way traffic control will be in effect 24 hours per day, seven days per week. Motorists should anticipate 10-minute delays. Contractor – Kapel Construction of Willow Creek.

Highway 101

– Slide repair from the Pieta Creek Bridge to the Russian River Bridge will continue. Work hours are 7 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., weekdays. Traffic will be restricted to one lane in each direction of travel. Motorists may experience minor traffic slowdowns. Contractor – Granite Construction of Arcata.

Highway 128

– Pavement sampling 0.2 mile west of the Anderson Creek Bridge will continue on Wednesday, June 2. Work hours are 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., weekdays. One-way traffic control will be in effect. Motorists should anticipate 10-minute delays. Contractor – Mactech Engineering and Consulting Inc. of San Diego.

Highway 162

– A bridge widening project at Outlet Creek Bridge will continue. Work hours are 7 a.m. to 5 p.m., weekdays. One-way traffic control will be in effect. Motorists should anticipate 15-minute delays. Contractor – Viking Construction Co. Inc. of Rancho Cordova.

Highway 222

– Replacement of the Russian River Bridge will continue. Work hours are 7 a.m. to 5 p.m., weekdays. One-way traffic control with a temporary signal will be in effect 24 hours per day, seven days per week. Motorists should anticipate 15-minute delays during work hours and five-minute delays at other times. Contractor – CC Myers of Rancho Cordova.

Highway 253

– Construction of a retaining wall from Singley Cattlepass to the Soda Creek Bridge will begin Tuesday, June 1. Work hours are 7 a.m. to 5 p.m., weekdays. One-way traffic control will be in effect. Motorists should anticipate 10-minute delays. Contractor – Mendocino Construction Services of Willits.

– A bridge widening project at Soda Creek Bridge will continue. Work hours are 7 a.m. to 4 p.m., weekdays. One-way traffic control will be in effect. Motorists should anticipate 10-minute delays. Contractor – Viking Construction Co. Inc. of Rancho Cordova.

For information pertaining to emergency roadwork or for updates to scheduled roadwork, please contact the California Highway Information Network (CHIN) at 1-800-GAS-ROAD (1-800-427-7623).