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This year’s Dawn Garden interns prepare a large pile of compost to use during the June 15 compost workshop. The free workshop will be held at 218 Indian Falls Road in
Crescent Mills, starting at 10 a.m. From left: Blaze Elation, Silas Kachman and Dwight Hobbs. Photo by Samantha P. Hawthorne |
As a way of educating the local community about sustainable agricultural methods, the Dawn Gardens Institute is hosting its annual compost workshop June 15.
This free workshop, which begins at 10 a.m., is designed to help aspiring gardeners start or improve upon their composting systems. The methods described in this workshop are depended upon by Dawn Gardens to maintain and improve the soil fertility of its small-scale organic farm.
It’s that time again for fishers to pull out their rods and reels and head to Lake Davis. The annual Lake Davis Spring Fishing Derby is set to take place June 15. The derby starts at 6 a.m. and lasts until 5 that afternoon.
The derby was hosted by the Portola Rotary Club in the past, but the Graeagle Plumas Alliance will hold the event this year. Rotary held the annual event for more than 10 years.
The Plumas County Board of Supervisors began its June 4 meeting with a packed agenda and a full boardroom for most of the day.
Supervisors considered a host of items from honoring a public works department employee, which drew in many members of the road department crew, to discussing next year’s budget, which attracted most of the county’s department heads.
Lifeguards aren’t the only ones who’ll be saving lives this summer. The residents of the Portola community will too — by donating blood.
Unfortunately, during the hot months of the year, donors often are in short supply, which is why United Blood Services has partnered with Northern Nevada Toyota Dealers to announce its seventh annual Driving for Donors Promotion, in which all presenting donors can enter to win a 2013 Toyota Corolla.
The 13th annual Soroptimist International of Quincy Garden Tour features 4 local and 2 Mohawk Vista gardens, like the unusual one pictured. This unique greenhouse specializes in indoor plants and a model train exhibit. Tickets cost $10 in advance or $12 the day of the event, June 15. In Quincy tickets are available at Carey Candy Co., Epilog Books, Gray’s Flower Garden, Great Northern Hair Co., La Casa Bella, Quincy Hot Spot and Ranchito Motel. In Eastern Plumas tickets may be purchased at the chamber of commerce, Crazyblooms Florist, Addie’s Floral Cottage and Plumas Bank. Proceeds from the garden tour, which runs 9 a.m. – 1 p.m., go toward scholarships for local students. For more information call Billie Bequette at 283-0957. Photo submitted
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