It's sunny and clear today...we've had 2 beautiful sunny days and we can see the hills still have snow at higher elevations. The water level of the East Branch and South Fork of the Eel River is slowly dropping, but it's still swift and too muddy for steelhead fishing. (Anglers - check back for Eel River fishing conditions.) The golf course had some hearty golfers out on the greens yesterday - they were itching to play in the sunshine even with cooler temps.

The Seghesio Winemaker Dinner last Saturday night was a big success. We had some very happy guests. Our next one features Breggo Cellars on Saturday, April 26th.

This Friday we are hosting our annual Humboldt "County Wide" Chamber of Commerce Mixer here at the Hotel in the Lobby from 6pm to 8pm. The Hotel will be buzzing with social activity for a few hours - this is always a fun event. Our hotel guests are encouraged to join in. The Restaurant will be open and serving dinner. Call for reservations if you wish to dine 1 800 355-3301.

This time of year, we work on special projects that we can't get to during the busy, high summer season. Administration is upgrading our on-line reservation process, Housekeeping is doing deep-cleaning, Maintenence is working outside on electrical lines and the installation of our new generator. In early January high winds during a storm blew down Redwood trees that knocked out our power for 2-3 days. The maintenence crew fired up our new generator and for it's first test, it worked great! Now it's being permanently installed and it can power the whole hotel. So, you can count on Benbow having power year round.