LUCERNE, Calif. – Friends of Locally Owned Water, or FLOW, will meet on Saturday, Oct. 15.
The group will meet for its regular board meeting at 11 a.m. at the Northshore Community Center – formerly the Lucerne Alpine Senior Center – located at 10th and Country Club.
Public comment is welcome.
MIDDLETOWN, Calif. – If you are one of the hundreds of people who have been putting off completing your estate plan, it has just become easier to mark that off your list.
Debbie Smith, a certified legal document assistant, has opened an office in downtown Middletown. Pioneer Document Service offers a low-cost alternative to an attorney's services for preparing legal paperwork.
Smith offers more than the degree of legal expertise needed to accomplish these essentials. She is adept at guiding those who know little about the requirements through the necessary paperwork, making it a great deal easier. Home visits can be arranged.
She has more than 40 years’ experience in the legal profession, both working under the supervision of attorneys and as a legal document assistant assisting the public in preparing and filing their own legal documents.
California law SB1418 authorizes non-lawyers to prepare legal documents for the general public according to their specific instructions without the assistance of an attorney.
Under the law, legal document assistants are required to register with the county in which they work, post a $25,000 bond and complete a minimum 15 hours of continuing legal education every two years.
Debbie is a member of California Legal Document Assistants, a nonprofit organization that promotes the use of legal document assistants, while encouraging high standards of ethical and professional conduct among its members.
Pioneer Document Service focuses mainly on estate planning services – wills, living trusts, powers of attorney and health care directives.
Pioneer Document Service is located at 21130-A Calistoga Road in Middletown. Current hours are by appointment only, which includes evenings and weekends.
Contact Pioneer Document Service by phone at 707-987-1083 or by email at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. , or visit www.PioneerDocumentService.com .
CLEARLAKE OAKS, Calif. – The Animal Coalition of Lake County will hold its seventh annual Halloween and Costume Party on Saturday, Oct. 29.
The event will be held at the Clearlake Oaks Moose Lodge, 15900 E. Highway 20.
The fundraiser will begin with cocktails at 5 p.m., with an all-you-can-eat Italian dinner to be served at 6 p.m.
There also will be a costume contest, silent auction and dancing to the tunes of White Waters.
The cost is $20 per person.
Tickets are available in Clearlake at From Me 2 U thrift shop, 14104 Lakeshore Drive, Clearlake; Clearlake Veterinary Clinic, 3424 Emerson St.; and and The Spot, 14625 Lakeshore Drive.
The funds raised go toward helping seniors and low income residents with spaying and neutering their pets.
California Department of Public Health Director and State Public Health Officer Dr. Karen Smith is urging Californians to get vaccinated against influenza as soon as possible.
Localized flu activity has already been reported in San Diego County, where an elderly person has died due to flu-related complications.
In California, flu usually begins to increase in late November or December. It takes a couple of weeks after vaccination for the body to respond fully, so now is the time to get vaccinated to have the best protection as the flu season begins.
“Deaths related to flu are tragic reminders that the flu virus needs to be taken very seriously,” said Dr. Smith. “A yearly flu shot is the best way to protect against infection and prevent others from coming down with the flu.”
A person with flu may be contagious and infect others before they even feel sick.
This season your health care provider may be offering only injectable flu vaccines. This is due to concerns about the effectiveness of this year’s nasal spray vaccine. CDPH expects there to be enough injectable vaccine to meet the expected demand.
Each year, flu causes millions of illnesses, hundreds of thousands of hospitalizations and, sometimes, tens of thousands of deaths in the United States.
To reduce this threat CDPH recommends an annual flu shot for everyone six months of age and older, including pregnant women. Flu shots are needed every year to maintain the greatest protection, because the vaccine changes each season to match the viruses that are circulating.
Common symptoms of the flu include fever or feeling feverish, a cough and/or sore throat, a runny or stuffy nose, chills, fatigue and body aches. Children may also have nausea, vomiting or diarrhea.
To stop the spread of flu and other respiratory illnesses, you should also:
· Stay home when you are sick and limit your contact with others.
· Cover your coughs or sneezes with your sleeve or a disposable tissue.
· Wash your hands frequently and thoroughly with soap and warm water, or use an alcohol-based hand sanitizer.
· Avoid touching your eyes, nose or mouth.
CDPH encourages Californians to contact their health care provider, physician’s office, clinic or pharmacy about obtaining the flu vaccine. Some local health departments may also offer low- or no-cost flu immunizations.
More information about the flu is available on the CDPH Web site, www.cdph.ca.gov . You can find the nearest flu vaccine locations by visiting www.flu.gov .
UPPER LAKE, Calif. – In 1916 Harriet Lee Hammond provided for Upper Lake what Andrew Carnegie provided for Lakeport and more than 2,500 other towns and cities – a library building.
That library still serves Upper Lake, making it one of the town’s oldest continuously-operating businesses.
The Lake County Library invites the public to the centennial celebration of the Harriet Lee Hammond Library on Sunday, Oct. 16, from 2 to 5 p.m. The historic library is located at the corner of Main and Second Streets in Upper Lake.
Linda Bushta has worked in the Hammond Library since 2006 and loves the quiet atmosphere of the library’s soaring ceilings and redwood-paneled interior.
“Upper Lake is a wonderful little community and by working in the library I feel I belong here,” she said. “Every week, the kindest and friendliest people come in the door, both residents of the Northshore and people passing through our little county on their way somewhere. I love the history of the old building and hearing the stories of the people a century ago who made it happen.”
Plans for the celebration include closing Second Street from Main Street to Washington Street to allow the party plenty of space.
Special displays will chronicle the history of the library and the Upper Lake Women’s Protective Club, or ULWPC.
Speakers will talk about the library history, musicians will entertain the crowd and refreshments will be served. Members of the Lake County Model A Club will show off their cars. Guests are encouraged to wear hats to reflect the fashions of 1916.
The Upper Lake High School band and local groups Almost Midnight and Eleanor Cook & Friends will perform old-fashioned tunes. The ULHS band will perform “America,” which was performed at the library dedication in 1916.
Among those scheduled to speak are Caroline Everts, a great niece of Harriet Lee Hammond, Martha Fargusson representing the ULWPC, Christopher Veach from the Lake County Library, Jan Cook on the history of the Hammond Library and Wanda Quitiquit, an Eastern Pomo, a volunteer with the Lake County Tribal Health Clinic and the Native American Advisory Committee for the Upper Lake Unified School District and a member of the ULWPC will read a poem.
Every party needs refreshments and the centennial celebration is no exception. The Blue Wing Saloon will bake Winnie Riffe’s old-fashioned chocolate cake that was served in Upper Lake a century ago and other tasty treats are on the menu.
The founding of the Hammond Library is tied into the political and social issues that were important in Lake County a century ago.
The Yolo Water and Power Co., or YW&PC, was condemning land around Clear Lake, buying it up to use the shore to increase the volume of water available to people in Yolo County.
In response to YW&PC’s actions, women in several Lake County towns formed “protective clubs,” “with the object of starting a county wide organization among women for the preservation and conservation of their homes. The movement [was] aimed against the Yolo Water and Power Company and kindred projects” and sought local control of the waters of Clear Lake.
While fighting the water battles, Lake County citizens also tackled other civic projects including starting libraries in their towns.
Upper Lake’s library history depends heavily on Charles and Harriet Hammond who settled in Upper Lake in the 1880s. Charles M. Hammond and his wife Harriet Paine Lee were born in Massachusetts, both members of prominent New England families. Mrs. Hammond’s sister Alice was Theodore Roosevelt’s first wife.
The Hammonds became involved in the civic, political and social life of Lake County where their wealth gave them the means to support community causes.
One of the things that the Hammonds wanted to accomplish was a permanent library for Upper Lake.
In 1914, Upper Lake took its first steps in that direction when the Upper Lake Women’s Protective Club set up a small library in merchant J.N. League’s store.
The club still hoped for a permanent library and meeting place and in 1915 events coincided to bring it about.
In September fire destroyed several businesses and homes at the corner of Main and Second streets. Amy Murdock and Lottie Mendenhall, both members of the ULWPC, bought the burned lot and donated it for a library building.
Harriet Lee Hammond donated about $6,000 to build the library in memory of her husband who had died in June.
She hired noted Boston architect Alexander Wadsworth Longfellow who designed the mission-styled gem with rooms for the ULWPC, for the book collection and a workroom for the librarian.
Construction began in June 1916 and the building opened in October. At the dedication on Oct. 19, 1916, the speakers were ULWPC president Lou K. Howe and H. H. Witherspoon, Mrs. Hammond’s representative.
Mrs. Hammond lived primarily in Massachusetts after Charles died but kept her ties to Upper Lake and continued to support the library until her death in 1936.
Between Mrs. Hammond’s financial support and many fundraising events, the ULWPC operated the library until 1940 when a tax-supported, county-run library district began to fund the library operations.
In 1975 the Hammond Library joined the newly-formed Lake County Library. Since 2001 the Lake County Library has shared a computerized catalog and circulation system with the libraries in Sonoma and Mendocino Counties, giving local patrons access to more than one million items.
For more information call the library at 707-275-2049. The Lake County Library is on the Internet at http://library.co.lake.ca.us and Facebook at www.facebook.com/LakeCountyLibrary .
Jan Cook works for the Lake County Library.
MIDDLETOWN, Calif. – Monica Rosenthal, candidate for Lake County District 1 supervisor, will host a series of “Meet and Greet” events in the communities of Clearlake, Lower Lake, Hidden Valley Lake and Middletown.
The first community gathering will be held at the Lower Lake Coffee Co. from 8 to 10 a.m. on Monday, Oct. 10.
On Friday, Oct. 14, at 10 a.m. they will meet at Shady Acres Campground in Clearlake for coffee, pastry and conversation and an opportunity to kayak Cache Creek.
“Meet and greets” also will take place in Hidden Valley Lake and Middletown. Stop by and enjoy a cup of coffee, candidate conversation and pick up a free Lake County Connections magnet.
“I consider it essential to speak regularly with my neighbors in South County,” said Rosenthal. “I look forward to hearing their concerns and ideas, especially regarding the Lake County fires of 2015, the recent Clayton fire and our community’s recovery challenges.”
The schedule of Rosenthal's upcoming events is below.
Lower Lake
– Monday, Oct. 10, 8 to 10 a.m., Lower Lake Coffee Co.
– Monday, Oct. 17, 8 to 10 a.m., Lower Lake Coffee Co.
Hidden Valley Lake
– Wednesday, Oct. 12, 8 to 10 a.m., Mountain High Coffee & Books
– Wednesday, Oct. 19, 8 to 10 a.m., Mountain High Coffee & Books
Middletown
– Thursday, Oct. 20, 4:30 to 6 p.m., 2 Women Traders
– Thursday, Oct. 27, 4:30 to 6 p.m., 2 Women Traders
Clearlake
Friday, Oct. 14, 9 a.m., coffee, pastry and kayaking at Shady Acres Campground on Cache Creek near Anderson Marsh
Other opportunities to speak with District 1 Candidate Rosenthal include:
– Tuesday, Oct. 11, 11 a.m. to noon, District 1 Candidate Forum on KXBX Radio.
– Thursday, Oct. 13, 7 p.m., Middletown Area Town Hall meeting.
– Wednesday, Oct. 19, noon to 1 p.m., Middletown Luncheon Club candidates' forum.
Rosenthal encourages all South County residents – as well as those living in other parts of the County – to attend and bring their questions, concerns and vision for the future.
“I look forward to meeting and speaking with you,” said Rosenthal; “Please put the meet and greet on your calendar, stop by to pick up your free magnet and remember to vote on Nov. 8.”
For further information, questions or comments, contact Monica Rosenthal by phone, 707-355-2762, or via email at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. , or visit the “Monica Rosenthal for Supervisor” Facebook page or the www.MonicaforSupervisor.com Web site.
As California’s 2016-2017 waterfowl hunting season approaches, the California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) advises hunters to stay informed about the status of wildlife areas.
Limited opportunities or closures in the areas where they plan to hunt are likely to occur again this year given limited water supplies in some regions of the state early in the season.
It is also common for waterfowl hunting areas to close periodically throughout the season due to safety concerns caused by flooding. Areas that most commonly experience flood closures include Sutter National Wildlife Refuge, Yolo Bypass Wildlife Area, Delevan National Wildlife Refuge, Little Dry Creek and Howard Slough.
Waterfowl hunters should keep informed about current reservation and quota numbers, which are expected to fluctuate frequently.
Reservations for state-operated wildlife areas that are closed due to flooding will not be accepted at other hunting areas, and refunds will not be issued for applications submitted to areas that are closed or if reservations are not available.
Hunters can follow the Twitter tag #cawildlifeareaclosures for updates on state-operated wildlife area closures.
Opening and closing dates vary by zone. These dates, along with detailed information about daily bag and possession limits, can be found in the 2016-2017 Waterfowl Regulations booklet.
Quality public hunting access can be found on more than two dozen national wildlife refuges and wildlife areas and ecological reserves managed by CDFW. Please note that nonlead ammunition is now required when hunting on CDFW wildlife areas and ecological reserves. For more information please see the CDFW nonlead ammunition Web page.
A valid California hunting license, appropriate validations and a signed federal waterfowl conservation stamp must be obtained before entering the field.
In addition, a wildlife area pass is required to hunt on many state-operated wildlife areas. Licenses, validations and passes are not sold at wildlife areas, so hunters must purchase these items in advance.
California hunters are required to complete a hunter education training course before purchasing a hunting license for the first time in California. Approximately 30,000 students complete this requirement annually.
MENDOCINO NATIONAL FOREST, Calif. – Mendocino National Forest fire managers are preparing for prescribed burning on the Upper Lake and Covelo Ranger Districts.
Burning may begin as early as Wednesday, Oct. 12, and continue through the fall and winter as conditions allow.
Prescribed fires are conducted to help reduce the potential for future severe wildfires, increase firefighter safety, remove hazardous fuels, and protect communities and watersheds.
The ignition of all projects is dependent on the availability of personnel and equipment, favorable weather, conditions that minimize smoke impacts as best as possible, and California Air Resources Board approval.
The local air quality district manages the number of acres available to burn during allotted burn days based on the amount of projects proposed.
Burns are conducted within a “prescription” that is determined by appropriate fuel moisture, temperature, humidity, wind, and ventilation.
Fire crews implement, monitor, and patrol each project to ensure it meets the goals and objectives outlined in the prescribed burn plans.
Forest officials said they strive to keep the public informed of planned prescribed fires as smoke may be visible at different times across the forest.
Forest visitors should contact the appropriate ranger district for prescribed fire information before beginning their trip to the forest.
These are the prescribed fires on the Upper Lake and Covelo Ranger Districts that may occur this year:
· Howard Mill Underburn: 7,400 acres in Lake County. Lake Pillsbury is approximately five miles north and Upper Lake is about five miles south of the project.
· Westshore Underburn: 1,070 acres, project units are located in Lake County. Lake Pillsbury is less than one mile east and Potter Valley is nine miles west of the project.
· High Valley/Lakeview Underburn: 2,575 acres, located in Lake County above the lakeside communities of Nice, Lucerne and Clearlake Oaks.
· Howard Lake Underburn: 175 acres, the project is located in Mendocino County near Howard Lake and Little Doe Campground. Covelo is approximately 10 miles southwest of the project.
· Boardman Ridge Underburn: 2,350 acres, project units are in Lake County. Lake Pillsbury is three miles south of the project.
· Horse Mountain Underburn: 545 acres, units are located in Lake County. Lake Pillsbury is approximately five miles north and Upper Lake is about five miles south of the project.
· Elk Mountain Fuelbreak Underburn: 700 acres, located in Lake County along Elk Mountain Road beginning just north of Middle Creek Campground to Lake Pillsbury Basin.
· Upper Lake and Covelo Pile Burns: 4,000 acres, located across the Upper Lake and Covelo Ranger Districts within Lake, Glenn and Mendocino counties.
As projects are implemented, updates will be posted on the forest Web site, http://www.fs.usda.gov/mendocino .
LAKEPORT, Calif. – The Lake County Green Party will hold its next meeting on Sunday, Oct. 16.
The meeting will take place from 4 to 7 p.m. at Round Table Pizza, 821 11th St. in Lakeport.
Guest speakers will be three local supervisorial candidates: Jose “Moke” Simon III, District 1, will speak from 4:15 to 5 p.m.; Monica Rosenthal, District 1, from 5 to 5:45 p.m.; and Martin Scheel, District 4, from 5:45 to 6:30 p.m.
This is the Green Party's last meeting of the year.
Everyone is welcome. Meetings are free and open to the public. There will be no host pizza and beverages.
For more information call 707-263-3391 or visit http://www.cagreens.org/ .
LAKEPORT, Calif. – The 1958 Hitchcock classic, “Vertigo,” starring James Stewart and Kim Novak, screens at the Soper Reese Theatre in Lakeport on Tuesday, Oct. 25, at 1 and 6 p.m.
Alfred Hitchcock’s dark and strange fable of love lost and lost again features a tortured private eye, suffering from fear of heights, who follows a mysterious beauty through the streets, parks and museums of San Francisco.
A wonder of suspense and an artistic triumph for the reigning master of mystery, “Vertigo” sets a new standard for the psychological thriller with its complex examination of obsession, deception, helplessness and heartbreak.
The movie is sponsored by Peggy Campbell, CPA. Rated PG with run time of two hours eight minutes. Entry to the film is by donation.
The Soper Reese Theatre is located at 275 S. Main St., Lakeport, 707-263-0577, www.soperreesetheatre.com .
The majority of Americans are not aware that concussions affect males and females differently, and that females actually suffer from a higher rate of concussions than males in similar sports, according to a national survey in a new report by the Women Sports Safety Initiative.
Women and girls suffer higher rates of concussions, take longer to recover from the injuries, and are often more severely impacted due to hormonal differences, according to recent research compiled from medical and athletic-training journals by the Women’s Sports Safety Initiative in a new report titled Sports-Related Concussions: Changing the Game for Women and Sports.
“Concussions are routinely viewed as an issue affecting male athletes, but a significant number of female athletes also experience serious head injuries,” said Mary Hayashi, project director of the Women’s Sports Safety Initiative. “We need a better understanding of why women and girls are suffering from more concussions in similar sports, and we need to make sure this issue is getting the attention it deserves from both legislators and researchers alike.”
The report’s survey data – collected online by Harris Poll on behalf of the Women’s Sports Safety Initiative in September 2016 among 2,025 adults, including nearly 500 parents of children under 18 – showed that majorities are either misinformed or unaware of the facts relating to the impact of concussions on women and girls.
A strong majority also believes that more research and guidelines are necessary to ensure the safety of all athletes.
Among the key findings, nearly two-thirds – or 65 percent – are not aware that concussions affect men and women differently; nearly eight in 10 (79%) are not aware that males do not suffer a higher rate of concussions than females in similar sports, including two out of five (41%) who mistakenly believe men actually suffer from a higher rate.
In addition, 80 percent did not know that concussions can be more severe based on hormonal differences, and nearly nine in 10 (87%) don’t know that female athletes take longer than males to recover from concussions.
The study also found that the majority of Americans want to learn more about concussions, with only 29 percent of Americans saying they believe they know all they need to know. Forty-two percent do not know where to turn for reliable information.
Other key findings:
– About three out of four U.S. adults (76%) believe more money should be dedicated to research on the impact of concussions on women.
– A vast majority (89%) agree that more guidelines should be put into place to ensure athletes’ safety when returning to play after suffering a concussion.
– Three in four parents of kids under 18 (75%) worry about concussions when their children play sports.
– Nine in 10 (90%) advocate for more guidelines to ensure athletes’ safety when returning to play after suffering a concussion.
– Nearly 4 in 5 (78%) believe more money should be dedicated to research on the impact of concussions on women.
“Knowledge and understanding of concussions have grown over the years, but there is still much that is unknown about these injuries and their repercussions, specifically for female athletes,” Hayashi said. “We know women suffer higher incidence in men, now we need to find out why.”
Hayashi added that establishing a better data collection system is needed to improve gender and age appropriate prevention and treatment guidelines.
The Women’s Sports Safety Initiative is a special project fund of Silicon Valley Community Foundation, dedicated to advancing the lives of women and girls by raising awareness of sports-related injuries.
It is advocating for more research and guidelines on the state and federal level. Among its goals are requiring concussion-recognition training in coaches, developing guidelines outlining best practices for the diagnosis, treatment, and management of concussions for female athletes, increasing research to determine why women concuss at a higher rate than men, and developing a better data collection system to identify trends in female and male athletes.
To learn more and to read the full report, visit www.womenssportssafety.com .
What impresses me so much about Tina Scott, candidate for Lake County supervisor for District 4,
is that she doesn’t just talk about issues, she makes solutions happen.
She has shown her support for many years for the vulnerable youth in our community – as a foster parent, a court-appointed special advocate and a juvenile justice commissioner.
She joins others to tutor first grade students because she knows that only 23 percent of Lake County third graders in 2015 were meeting grade-level standards compared to 37 percent statewide, and that students proficient in reading are more likely to be engaged in school, graduate from high school and go to college.
As a school board member for the Lakeport Unified School District she spearheaded the passage of a $17 million school bond that will bring a new pool to the community, add a learning center at a middle school and bring 21st learning capabilities to Lakeport classrooms.
Whether it’s organizing fundraisers for her children’s schools, chaperoning a group of cheerleaders to cheer camp, funding the upgrades for the Meals on Wheels thrift store in town, hosting a welcome reception for a new high school principal or entering prize-winning baking entries in the Lake County Fair, Tina Scott always steps up. She loves this county, and she pours her heart and soul into making it a better place for all.
She has pledged to provide 20 percent of her salary to organizations within District 4 who support senior and youth programs and to hold monthly meetings with her constituents to gather ideas and hear concerns from the community.
I’m voting for Tina Scott because she is a problem solver who carefully weighs options and chooses the best path for all of us, keeping the greater good in mind.
I can’t wait for her to bring her voice of the people, decency and can-do attitude to the Board of
Supervisors. Please join me in voting for Tina Scott in the November election.
Steven Sartori and Doyle Awtrey live in Lakeport, Calif.
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