LAKEPORT, Calif. – Junior and senior high school students are learning retail management as volunteers in the new teen fashion section of St. John’s Basement Boutique thrift shop.

Merchandising, presentation, and making change are duties for teens volunteering at the shop the first and third Saturdays of each month from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

The unique teen clothing section also sells hats, shoes, and jewelry at affordable prices.

A licensed adult is present at all times while teens volunteer.  

Students interested in donating community work hours, while learning valuable retail management skills, can contact St. John’s Vestry Member Anne Barquist at 707-245-8194 or 707-279-0249.

Other contacts are St. John’s Deacon Bryan Duffty, his daughter Jane Duffty, and granddaughter Makalya Duffty at 707-413-3155.

Historic St. John’s Episcopal Church is located at 1190 N. Forbes St., Lakeport.

For details, see www.saintjohnslakeport.org .

LOWER LAKE, Calif. – The public is invited to a Living History Day, Saturday, Oct. 27, at the Lower Lake Historic Schoolhouse Museum, 16435 Main St., Lower Lake.

The hours will be 11 a.m. until 4 p.m.

Museum staff, dressed in period costume, will be demonstrating Victorian era household items and playing the 1906 player piano.

Toys and games from the early 1900s will be available for the children, along with the viewing of 3-D pictures through a stereoscope.

At 1 p.m., Assistant Curator Dwain Goforth will discuss the “Schoolhouse Ghost,” tell of encounters, and speculate on who he, she or they may be.

Take a step back in time with us and learn about local history.

Museum hours are 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Wednesday through Saturday and admission is free.

For information, please call the museum at 707-995-3565.

NORTH COAST, Calif. – A preconstruction open house for the Willits Bypass project on Route 101 will take place Tuesday, Oct. 23.

The public is invited to attend the drop in style open house from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. at Willits City Hall, 111 East Commercial St.

The project was awarded to the partnership of DeSilva Gates Construction and Flatiron West Inc.

Staff from Desilva Gates, Flatiron West and Caltrans will be on hand to answer questions about the project, which will relieve congestion, reduce delays, and improve safety for traffic and pedestrians along U.S. Route 101 through Willits in Mendocino County.

UPPER LAKE, Calif. – Lake County Wine Studio is hosting a special tapas and Tempranillo party featuring Tejada Tempranillo with Ibo and Nina Tejada from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 27.  

Ibo Tejada grew up on his family’s farm in Buerrero, a small village in northern Spain.  

Working on the family farm gave Tejada the foundation and skills needed to fulfill his dream of planting and growing Spanish varietals at his Lake County Tejada Ranch.  

In the early 1980s, Tejada moved to California where he became a contractor specializing in refurbishing grand old Victorian houses in San Francisco, many of which have been published in national magazines and featured on television shows.  

Nina Tejada was born and raised in the San Francisco Bay Area but her schooling took her Spain where she mastered the Spanish language while earning her MBA at the Monterey Institute of International Studies.  

When she returned to the U.S. she was employed by a Spanish consortium of manufacturers of wine making equipment, serving as their U.S. representative and traveling internationally to visit trade shows and vineyards.   

In 1999 the Tejadas together with Ibo’s sister Celia Tejada, purchased their property located below Blue Lakes at the entrance to Scotts Valley with the goal of building a family retreat and farming grapes to teach and share the joys and values of working the land together with their children.  

Planting commenced in 2000 with Tempranillo “for its strength and passion,” and Garnacha (also known as Grenache), “for its sensuality and softness,” said Tejada.

“Using organic methods, we are currently producing wine that we will be proud of for generations to come” he said.

Traditional Spanish tapas will be served alongside samples of the wine.   

The sampler fee is $10 per person, and no charge for studio club members.

For additional information, contact Susan Feiler at 707-293-8752.

CLEARLAKE, Calif. – Lake Family Resource Center held a domestic violence vigil on Wednesday, Oct. 10, 10th in Austin Park in honor of Domestic Violence Awareness Month.  

Th event was opened by the Lake Family Resource Center Executive Director Gloria Flaherty.

Flaherty introduced Pastor Voris Brumfield, who led the opening prayer.

Keynote addresses were made by Ilene Dumont, the chair of the Lake Family Resource Center Board of Directors; Clearlake Police Chief Craig Clausen; and Gina Fortino Dickson, city of Clearlake planning commissioner.   

The general theme for the evening was the far-reaching effects of domestic violence on families and children.

The underlying message encompassed the need for everyone to take personal responsibility for putting an end to domestic violence.  

Sherri Young, director of the Freedom House domestic violence shelter, led the candle lighting ceremony and the event was closed with a final prayer.  

Another candlelight vigil will take place beginning at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 24, in Library Park on Park Street in Lakeport.

Lake Family Resource center runs a 24-hour community crisis line at 1-888-485-7733.

LAKE COUNTY, Calif. – The Lake County Land Trust is presenting two educational lectures at its Rodman Preserve Nature Center, 6350 Westlake Road near Upper Lake.

On Wednesday, Oct. 24, from 6:30 to 7:45 p.m. a lecture will be presented by Steve Zalusky, president, Coast Range Wetlands, Inc. on “Wetlands Restoration – Help for an Endangered Ecosystem.”

Zalusky will talk about the importance of preserving ecological diversity, both from a species as well as an ecosystem-function standpoint and how restoration of wetlands is a necessary step to remediate threats to local water quality and restore a healthy water cycle in areas where wetlands are damaged or obliterated.

In Lake County, Steve and Danielle Zalusky of Coast Range Wetlands Inc. are working towards maintaining and restoring wetlands locally, and the Lake county Land Trust is looking to partner with them to protect these ecologically important and rare ecosystems.

Then, on Wednesday, Nov. 7, from 6:30 to 7:45 p.m. Dr. Paul Aigner, resident co-director of the University of California – McLaughlin Reserve will present a lecture on “Discovering California’s Lost Ecosystem: the ecology and management of native grasslands.”

Aigner will talk about the wholesale transformation of species composition and ecology of California grasslands.

“The native wildflowers and perennial bunchgrasses that dominated grasslands before European settlement have been almost completely replaced by annual grasses that were introduced from Europe and Asia starting in the early 1800s,” Aigner explained.

This is an excellent opportunity to learn about the ecology of pre-European California grasslands and the role of Native Americans in managing them, how grasslands are affected by grazing and fire, why it is important to preserve serpentine and other native-dominated grasslands, and how land managers protect native-dominated grasslands and restore degraded grasslands to a semblance of their pre-European state.

Space is limited to 40 attendees. Reservations will be made in the order received.

Please make reservations by emailing This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or call 707-262-0707. Please provide the name of each person for whom you would like to make a reservation.

The Lake County Land Trust is a nonprofit organization dedicated to the preservation of valuable natural habitats and open space in Lake County.

For more information, go to www.lakecountylandtrust.org .