LAKE COUNTY, Calif. – The EverStart Series is headed to Clear Lake Sept. 22-24 for the fourth and final stop in the 2011 Western Division series.

The tournament will feature as many as 300 pros and co-anglers competing for top awards up to $35,000 plus a Ranger boat with an Evinrude or Mercury outboard for the pro and a Ranger boat with an Evinrude or Mercury outboard plus $5,000 for the co-angler.

“Current conditions are ideal on Clear Lake and I don’t really expect them to change,” said FLW pro Mike Folkestad of Orange, Calif., aka the California Legend. “The moon is full, water temperatures are about 78 degrees and air temperatures are in the upper 80s. Fishing is awful good, this should be a great tournament.

“Everything is working out here,” Folkestad went on to say. “Swimbaits seem to be working the best but you’ll see guys drop-shotting, using crankbaits, Senkos, jigs, and even some topwater frogs. Everybody should be catching a limit.

There is a tremendous population of 3 to 5 pound bass in the lake,” Folkestad added. “The key is going to be getting on the right school of fish to bring in those bigger bass, possibly in those rocky areas where you can bounce the bait on the rocks. It is probably going to take 54 pounds to win, 26 pounds per day.”

Anglers will take off from Redbud Park located at 14655 Lakeshore Drive in Clearlake, Calif., at 7 each morning. Weigh-ins will also be held at the marina beginning at 2:30 p.m. on Thur. and Fri. and 4 p.m. on Sat. Takeoffs and weigh-ins are free and open to the public.

Pros will fish for a top award of $35,000 plus a 198VX Ranger boat with a 200-horsepower Evinrude or Mercury outboard if Ranger Cup guidelines are met. Co-anglers will cast for a top award consisting of a Ranger 177TR with 90-horsepower Evinrude or Mercury outboard and $5,000 if Ranger Cup guidelines are met.

The EverStart Series consists of five divisions – Central, Northern, Southeast, Texas and Western. Each division consists of four tournaments and competitors will be vying for valuable points in each division that could earn them the Strike King Angler of the Year title along with $5,000 for the pro and $2,000 for the co-angler. The top 40 pros and co-anglers from each respective division will qualify for the EverStart Series Championship that will be held on Kentucky Lake in Buchanan, Tenn., Oct. 27-30.

The EverStart Series tournament on Clear Lake is being hosted by Twin Pine Casino & Hotel.

For complete details and updated information visit FLWOutdoors.com. For regular updates, photos, tournament news and more, follow the EverStart Series on Facebook at www.facebook.com/FLWEverStartSeries and on Twitter at Twitter.com/FLWOutdoors.

The free workshop will be held from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Clearlake Oaks Moose Lodge, located at the intersection of Highway 53 and Highway 20.

Find out about simple things your family can do to reduce energy costs, and hear about financial assistance programs and how you might qualify.

Learn how Pacific Gas & Electric Co. and other agencies can provide you with materials and services such as home energy audits, rebates and more, and see a new hybrid car.

Attendees also will get the facts about convenient, low-cost financing for solar panels or other energy improvements for their homes.

Space is limited. RSPV by visiting http://www.co.lake.ca.us/Government/Directory/Community_Development/Green_Living_Resources/Lake_County_Energy_Watch/Workshop_Registration.htm.

For more information call Michalyn DelValle at 707-263-2221 or visit www.energy.co.lake.ca.us.

MIDDLETOWN, Calif. – Calpine will offer free bus tours to The Geysers geothermal steamfields on Saturday, Oct. 1.

Meet at the Calpine Visitors Center, 15500 Central Park Road, Middletown.

Reservations are required and can be made online at www.geysers.com.

For more information please call 707-987-4270.

Meet at the Calpine Visitors Center, 15500 Central Park Road, Middletown.

Reservations are required and can be made online at www.geysers.com.

For more information please call 707-987-4270.

We will have homemade lasagna, sautéed chicken, Caprese and green salad, bread plus brownies with ice cream served at the club hall, 2817 E. Highway 20 in Nice.

The bar is open for socializing at 5 p.m. then dinner will be served at 6 p.m.

Enjoy dancing to the music of the High Notes right after the meal.

All tickets cost $15 at the door.

Everyone is welcome.

For information about this event or renting the hall for your own, call 707-274-2244.

From left to right, North Lake Garden Club President Kimberly Marsh, Nice Self Storage owners Ken and Linda Ford, and North Shore Business Association President Deb Clark. Photo by Sharon Thorne.

NICE, Calif. – The North Lake Garden Club has been busy this summer searching out gardens along the Northshore of Clear Lake.

The club was looking for new garden areas that make a difference on the Highway 20 scenic corridor. They found a beautiful project in front of Nice Self Service Storage.

Owners Ken and Linda Ford had a new sign made to encourage business but also put in a lovely flower garden which enhances the busy roadway with color and whimsy.

North Lake Garden Club President Kim Marsh and North Shore Business Association President Deb Clarke presented the couple with a certificate of appreciation for their lovely flower landscaping, located in the rear of their facility at 2300 Stokes Ave in Nice.

They were so happy that someone noticed their flowers, as they had fun putting it together for the community to enjoy.

The club is looking for forward to their next meeting on Sept. 27 at Lucerne Community Church. It will start at 6:30 p.m. with a buffet dinner. If you are interested in joining please come.

The topic will be sharing plants and garden ideas as well as planning for this year's projects, one of them being a field trip to Conservatory of Flowers at Golden Gate Park in San Francisco on Nov. 3.

A bus will take a group down and it should be a wonderful day. The cost will include transportation and tickets to the flower exhibit.

There will be more information on upcoming events to come in this publication. You also can check other activities coming up on the club's new North Lake Garden Club Facebook page, https://www.facebook.com/pages/North-Lake-Garden-Club/191216670901307?sk=wall.

The club is a member of California Garden Clubs Inc., National Garden Clubs Inc. and Mendo-Lake District with meetings held on the fourth Tuesday September through May.

If you have a public place where a tree should be planted or need more information about the garden club please call President Kimberly Marsh at 707-274-8775.