CLEARLAKE OAKS, Calif. – The Clearlake Oaks Moose Lodge will host a wrestling fundraiser on Saturday, July 7.

The event, which begins at 6 p.m., will feature live professional wrestling by Pacific Rampage Wrestling.

Top talent will include some of California's most popular stars, including Shoop Shellhammer, Mitch Valentine, Chico Lopez and Mexican-style Lucha Libre talent as well. Female wrestler Kimmy Shellhammer also will take part.

This is a family-oriented event.

General admission is $10, $5 for children 12 and under and for seniors 55 and over. Veterans are admitted free with an identification card.

Money will be raised out of the ticket sales to help the Lake Community Pride Foundation Youth Center in Clearlake.

The Clearlake Oaks Moose Lodge is located at 15900 E. Highway 20, near the intersection with Highway 53.

LAKEPORT, Calif. – Clear Lake Scullers Coach Mike Sullivan will teach the basics of sweep rowing the week of Monday, July 2, at the boat yard in Lakeport near Main and Sixth Street down by the water.

The camp will be held at 8:30 a.m. each day for high school students and 5:30 p.m. for adults.

The youth middle school program at 10:30 a.m. will focus on using paddle boards, kayaks and canoes.

If you enjoy being a part of a team and the camaraderie of being in a boat with eight people, then sweep rowing is for you.

Rowing is a total body workout providing both aerobic and strength conditioning, it improves and maintains flexibility, burns calories, is impact free and, best of all, takes place on our beautiful lake.

If you prefer to row by yourself, sculling lessons will be offered on Saturday, June 30, and Saturday, July 7. Sculling lessons are on a drop-in basis between 8 a.m. and noon.

Club membership, which is $100 for the summer, includes the sweep rowing classes, the use of the CLS indoor rowing machines and all sculls, sweep boats, canoes, kayaks and paddle boats at the boat yard.

Youth must have basic swimming skills to participate. The youth program is $40 per child with some scholarship money available.

For more information contact Mike Sullivan at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or 707-349-9779.

LAKE COUNTY, Calif. – Lake County Wine Studio (LCWS) is hosting a July wine tasting event featuring new Glamazon wine releases from Robinson Lake Vineyard with vineyard manager, Jonathan Walters, and artist reception with paintings by Jeanne Lamar.

The reception will take place on Friday, July 6, from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m., and Saturday, July 7, from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. The musical guest during the evening receptions will be acoustic guitarist Carey Robinson.

Artist Jeanne Lamar has decades of experience as an artist and has developed personal techniques in several media to suit her particular needs.  

By shifting from watercolor to pastels, acrylics or oils she can always maintain an excitement in her work.  

Unabashedly in love with color and composition, she takes her time creating compositions that are just a little “over the edge.” She wants her works to command a second look and be of continuing interest to the viewer.   

Colorado was Lamar’s home for 28 years where she was a teacher and a juror, and in 2000 she returned to her native California.  

She has studied at the Art Institute of Southern California in Laguna Beach, the Pasadena School of Fine Art, and with other influential artists, including Robert Brackman of Art Students’ League, New York.

Lamar’s works have been added to numerous corporate and private collections and her participation in hundreds of exhibitions and shows from coast to coast have resulted in best of show, honorable mentions and many other awards.

Current memberships include the California Watercolor Association (Signature Member), the Colorado Watercolor Society (Signature Member), the American Watercolor Society,  the Watercolor Association of Sonoma County, the Santa Rosa Arts Guild and the Upstairs Gallery in Healdsburg, where additional work may be seen.

The $12.50 ($10/per person for studio club members) wine sampler with paired appetizers will feature Glamazon 2009 Sauvignon-Semillon Blend with herbed chevré on crostini, 2011 Chardonnay with sage and white bean pureé on sea salted chip, 2009 Merlot with smoked chicken and cherry barbecue sauce and 2010 Petite Sirah with an “upscale” trail mix. Appetizers by Cache Creek Catering.   

There is no charge to those who wish to view the artwork and meet the artists without partaking of the food and wine. Reservations are not required.

Lake County Wine Studio is both a gallery for display of arts and a tasting room, wine bar and retail shop for the fine wines of Lake County. Artists' shows are held on a monthly basis with art and wine receptions held the first Friday and subsequent Saturday of each month.

The gallery is located at 9505 Main St. in Upper Lake. It is open Thursday, Saturday and Sunday from 1 p.m. to 7 p.m., and Friday from 1 p.m. to 8 p.m.

The Lamar art show will be on display for the full month of July.  

For more information call Lake County Wine Studio at 707-275-8030.

LAKEPORT, Calif. – The Soper-Reese Community Theatre’s Classic Movie Series presents the movie musical “1776” on Tuesday, July 10.

This film will be shown at the Soper-Reese Community Theatre, 275 St. Main St. in Lakeport, with a $5 suggested donation.

The doors open at 5:30 p.m. with the film starting at 6 p.m.

The movie “1776” is based on the 1969 stage musical about the events leading up to the beginning of the American Revolution, at the time of the Second Continental Congress.

The cast includes William Daniels, Ken Howard, Blythe Danner, Howard Da Silva and John Cullum.

The Classic Movie Series runs on the second Tuesday of every month.  

Check the theater's Web site, www.soperreesetheatre.com , or call 707-263-0577 to see what other classics are coming up.

The Soper-Reese Community Theatre is a restored, historic, performing arts venue established in 1949 and seating 300 patrons.

Run by an all-volunteer organization, the theater operates under the guidance of the non-profit Lake County Arts Council.

The Soper-Reese brings dance, music, plays and poetry to all members of the Lake County community and to visiting tourists.

COBB, Calif. – Lake County Republican Women, Federated will host Professor John Yoo at a luncheon on Saturday, July 14.

The luncheon, which will begin at 11 a.m., will be held at Rob Roy Golf Club, 16451 Golf Road, Cobb.

John Yoo, a professor of law, will speak on the U.S. Supreme Court and the health care law.

The luncheon buffet includes tri-tip, mushroom raviolis, mixed vegetables, potatoes, salad, bread and lemon cake.

The cost for the luncheon and speaker is $23; to hear Yoo only it’s $5.

Contact Maria Barnes by July 7 for reservations by phone at 707-279-2219 or e-mail This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. .

Lake County Republican Women, Federated can be found online at www.LakeCountyRWF.org .

LAKE COUNTY, Calif. – The Tire Amnesty Program which began Sept. 6, 2011, will end this coming June 30.

The Tire Amnesty Program gives residents the opportunity to dispose of up to nine old tires at no cost.  

After June 30, tires can still be taken to the facilities listed below but residents will be charged for the tires at a nominal fee based on the tire size as the following rates:

Passenger tires
Without rims: $20 each
With rim: $3 each

Truck tire 10.00/20 or larger
Without rim: $10 each
With rim: $15 each

Farm or heavy equipment 8.4/16.1 without rim
Cut in half along circumference: $20 each
Not cut in half: $50

Where can I take my tires?

Residents (no commercial tire, auto repair, or salvage business) can dispose of up to nine passenger or light truck tires (up to R 19.5), with or without rims. Proof of Lake County residency is required. A form also must be filled out with the number and origin of tires.

Up to nine tires can be transported without a waiver to:

Lake County Waste Solutions
230 Soda Bay Road, Lakeport
707-234-6400 or 1-888-718-4888
Monday-Saturday  
7:30 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.

South Lake Refuse & Recycling
16015 Davis St., Clearlake
707-994-8614
Daily, 7:30 a.m.-3 p.m.

Used tires cannot be disposed of in landfills or in curbside recycling bins.

The only proper way to dispose of used and old tires is to transport them to Lake County Waste Solutions or South Lake Refuse and Recycling and pay a disposal fee, which is why all residents should take advantage of the Tire Amnesty Program before the program ends June 30, funded by a grant from CalRecycle.

Need to transport more than nine tires?

It is illegal in the State of California to transport more than nine tires at one time without a proper waiver.

Failure to obtain the waiver can result in fines up to $25,000 per violation per day and increased administrative penalties up to $5,000 per violation per day and is enforced by the California Highway Patrol (CHP).

The waivers are free. To dispose of 10 or more tires, waivers can be obtained at no cost from Lake County Environmental Health, 922 Bevins Court in Lakeport, 707-263-1164.

Application for a waiver must be made before transporting the tires to a facility as it takes a minimum of a full business day to process the paperwork.

For more information on more recycling and disposal programs such as the monthly HazMobile events or bulky item pick-up, please call the Recycling Hotline at 707-263-1980 or visit www.recycling.co.lake.ca.us .