Middletown News

Division IV: Friday No. 13 Harker School at Middletown , 7 p.m. A closer look: Though Harker has seven wins, two of those came by forfeit.

A group of high school students from around the lake are raising money to finance Challenge Day at Clear Lake High School in Lakeport.

NICE Two children called 9-1-1 after seeing someone stabbing a man at about 5:20 p.m. Monday in front of Ace Hardware in Nice.

LAKE COUNTY Senator Patricia Wiggins made a special visit to Lake County Monday to participate in the launch of Operation Gobble.

LAKE COUNTY Diane Hammond, of St. Helena Pet Sitters is collaborating with Lake County businesses to bring the National Association of Pet Sitters' collection drive for pets to Lake County.

HIDDEN VALLEY LAKE Multiple agencies responded to a structure fire in Hidden Valley Lake Friday at 10:10 a.m. The fire caused extensive damage to a home on the 19300 block of Coyle Springs Road.

Hidden Valley Lake - When Jack and Karen Lair decided to turn their convenience store into something more than a gas station with groceries, I doubt they set out to introduce Hidden Valley Lake to the wonders of Social Media and professionally-scripted video production. But, as of Sunday, Nov. 8th, their Hidden Valley Food Mart has introduced all of Lake County to the first Social Media Workshop Meetup. Registered participants brought laptops to the workshop to receive "hands-on" help concerning computer clean-up of unnecessary files. Mark Rudiger of LakeCountyWebsites passed out special flash drives with software designed to make the operation of those computers become faster and more efficient. Once the computers were cleaned up, it was time to learn about Social Media - including such wonderful services as budURL, Twitter, Aardvark, Skype and Squidoo.

Hidden Valley Lake - Early on in the month of October, Pastor Walt Trumbo of the Hidden Valley Community Church did something unusual. He asked his parishoners to come to church the following Sunday dressed in bluejeans. He told them that there would be no sermon that morning. Instead, just praise and worship. In fact, he said the overall church service would be extremely brief. And, can you guess why? So, the parishoners could leave the church, go out into the community and do yard work or some other form of manual labor. There were four destinations - the Middletown Cemetery, the PACK Facility, the Middletown Senior Center and the Middletown Central Park. The idea here, according to Pastor Trumbo, was not simply to have a church service on Sunday, but to demonstrate "being the church." And, what does that mean? It means being of service to others...unconditionally.

Kayla Robinson's 19 kills and two blocks led the way for the Middletown Mustangs in a 25-23, 22-25, 25-23, 25-18 win over Fort Bragg in North Central League I North varsity volleyball action on Tuesday in Fort Bragg.

Coyote Film Festival, Lake County's own independent film festival, will present two screenings of the award winning film, "Cats of Mirikitani" and provide an audience Q&A with New York director, Linda Hattendorf during her first visit to Lake County.

LAKEPORT The Genetically Engineered Crops Advisory Committee that could not agree on a recommendation must cut its members from 19 to seven as directed by the Lake County Board of Supervisors Tuesday.

October presents an opportunity each year to give formal recognition to important causes: breast cancer awareness, "Coming Out Day" and domestic violence prevention among them.

LAKEPORT Supervisor Rob Brown presented appreciation proclamations Tuesday to construction companies, the Konocti Arts Society, Kelseyville Lumber and the Kelseyville Business Association for their contributions to the Kelseyville Historical Monument.

Ceago Vinegarden: Ceago Vinegarden turns out solid takes on the county's two most fundamental varietals, sauvignon blanc and cabernet sauvignon, while hinting at the future with a citric and spicy syrah ros.

Reunions Brighton High School's Class of 1989 is planning a reunion. Organizers are seeking contact information for classmates and input on the event.

MIDDLETOWN, Calif. a " A $17 million geothermal energy project in Lake County has been suspended after running into complications while drilling its first well.Sausalito-based AltaRock Energy says it stopped drilling on a mountain ridge about Middletown because of 'physical difficulties,' but did not give details.The project would heat water on hot ...

Three close games and a victory for the Middletown Mustangs, 25-22, 29-27, 25-22 winners over the Clear Lake Cardinals in a non-league varsity volleyball match on Wednesday in Middletown.

Hidden Valley Lake - Ting's will soon start using microblogging to help promote the sale of fresh seafood (and other specials). The ever-popular Twitter.com will be used to announce these specials to Ting's growing online following. With Twitter, the public can receive these announcements by email on their cell phone or computer. Sign up to follow Ting's at Ting's Thai Kitchen.

LAKE COUNTY Cameron Cude, 18, of Cobb likes to see a finished project, knowing what it was before.

LAKE COUNTY On Aug. 1, a 25-year-old Hidden Valley Lake woman said she was raped after having some drinks with friends and family members at Twin Pine Casino in Middletown on July 31.