NORTHERN CALIFORNIA – Organizations are joining forces to reduce the high rates of suicide amongst the North Coast's American Indian community members.

Sonoma County Indian Health Project Inc. (SCIHP) is collaborating with Family Service Agency of Marin to bring North Bay American Indians together to provide a series of workshops and trainings addressing the high rate of suicide in Indian Country.

SCIHP is hosting a Gathering of Native Americans (GONA) at Marin Headlands Aug. 30 through Sept. 2.

The gathering will feature suicide prevention training and reach more than 150 American Indian youth in the North Bay region.

Suicide is a significant public health issue affecting American Indians. The suicide rates for American Indians are 1.7 times higher than the U.S. rate for all races and ages.

Suicide is the second leading cause of death for American Indian youth between the ages of 10 to 24 (3.5 times higher than the national average).

This new partnership is aimed at making it possible to extensively engage the American Indian community in the North Bay Region in prevention efforts to address these issues of disparity associated with suicide.

“The North Bay Native American Suicide Prevention Board members involved with this project are really excited to have this opportunity to bring the tribes together to plant seeds that will over time see the fruits of our labor and reduce suicide rates in Indian Country. We plan on keeping these efforts going for a long time,” said SCIHP Project Coordinator Agustin Garcia.

For every person who dies by suicide at least six people are intimately affected by the death. The survivors experience not only the loss of a loved one, but also a sense of isolation, shock, anger, guilt, depression and alienation due to the stigma attached to suicide.

Through gatherings, ceremonies, regional trainings and discussions SCIHP will increase knowledge and understanding, changing attitudes and behaviors and drawing on the strength of Native American culture and tradition to combat suicide.

The suicide prevention efforts of SCIHP are part of a larger effort in the North Bay Area.

Family Service Agency of Marin (FSA) has contracted with the California Mental Health Services Agency (CalMHSA) to coordinate the North Bay Suicide Prevention Project (NBSPP).

FSA is expanding their Marin Suicide Prevention Hotline to five targeted counties as part of this project – Sonoma, Napa, Mendocino, Lake and Solano counties.

If you are in a crisis or worried about someone who may be suicidal call the North Bay Suicide Prevention Hotline toll free at 1-855-587-6373.

The North Bay Suicide Prevention Project administered by CalMHSA, is funded by the voter approved Mental Health Services Act (Prop. 63).

The California Mental Health Services Authority (CalMHSA) is an organization of county governments working to improve mental health outcomes for individuals, families and communities. For more information, visit www.calmhsa.org  .

For more information about the NBSP Project or SCIHP or to find out how to get involved please contact Amy Faulstich at 415-499-1193, Extension or Agustin Garcia at 707-483-1942.

LAKE COUNTY, Calif. – Lake County Animal Care and Control has five kittens available for adoption so far this week.

The young cats range in age from 11 weeks to 16 weeks, with most spayed and all of them vaccinated and prepared for new homes.

In addition to spaying or neutering, cats that are adopted from Lake County Animal Care and Control are microchipped before being released to their new owner. License fees do not apply to residents of the cities of Lakeport or Clearlake.

If you're looking for a new companion, visit the shelter. There are many great pets there, hoping you'll choose them.

The following cats at the Lake County Animal Care and Control shelter have been cleared for adoption (other cats pictured on the animal control Web site that are not listed here are still “on hold”).

Female domestic short hair mix kitten

This female domestic short hair mix kitten is 16 weeks old.

She weighs 3.6 pounds, has a white and gray coat, and has been spayed

She's in cat room kennel No. 7a, ID No. 37119.

Calico kitten

This calico kitten is 16 weeks old.

She has a short coat, weighs 3.8 pounds and has been spayed.

Find her in cat room kennel No. 7b, ID No. 7b.

Female domestic short hair mix kitten

This female domestic short hair mix kitten is 12 weeks old.

She has a short short white and gray coat, weighs 2.2 pounds and has been spayed.

She's in cat room kennel No. 45, ID No. 37132.

Male domestic long hair mix kitten

This male domestic long hair mix kitten is 11 weeks old.

He has a white and orange coat, weighs 2.2 pounds and has not yet been altered.

Find him in cat room kennel No. 48b, ID No. 37128.

Female domestic long hair mix kitten

This female domestic long hair mix kitten is 11 weeks old.

She weighs 1.8 pounds, has tortie point coloring and has not yet been spayed.

Find her in cat room kennel No. 48c, ID No. 37129.

Adoptable cats also can be seen at http://www.co.lake.ca.us/Government/Directory/Animal_Care_And_Control/Adopt/Cats_and_Kittens.htm or at www.petfinder.com .

Please note: Cats listed at the shelter's Web page that are said to be “on hold” are not yet cleared for adoption.

To fill out an adoption application online visit http://www.co.lake.ca.us/Government/Directory/Animal_Care_And_Control/Adopt/Dog___Cat_Adoption_Application.htm .

Lake County Animal Care and Control is located at 4949 Helbush in Lakeport, next to the Hill Road Correctional Facility.

Office hours are Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., and 1 p.m. to 3 p.m., Saturday. The shelter is open from 10:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday and on Saturday from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m.

Visit the shelter online at http://www.co.lake.ca.us/Government/Directory/Animal_Care_And_Control.htm .

For more information call Lake County Animal Care and Control at 707-263-0278.

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KELSEYVILLE, Calif. – The Lake County Registrar of Voters Office issued on update on the seats available this fall on the Fire Protection District Board of Directors.

Registrar of Voters Diane Fridley said there are four vacancies on the Kelseyville Fire Protection District Board of Directors to be filled during the General District Election Nov. 5, not three as previously reported.

The seats available include three full terms and one unexpired two-year term, Fridley said.

Fridley said the filing period ends on Friday, Aug. 9, at 5 p.m. for the upcoming Nov. 5 General District Election.

There also are a number of other seats on special district and educational boards around the county. For the full list see www.bit.ly/13fQ6wu .

Eligible candidates desiring to file for the above offices or any of the other school and special district offices up for election this year are advised to contact the Lake County Registrar of Voters Office, telephone 707-263-2372, or stop by the office in the Lake County Courthouse, 255 N Forbes St., Room 209 in Lakeport before Aug. 9.

NORTH COAST, Calif. – A man who was the focus of an extensive search near Lake Sonoma in Sonoma County on Sunday has been found alive and well.

Moosa Sulman, 28, of San Francisco was located at 5:30 p.m. by the Sonoma County Sheriff’s  Off Road Motorcycle Unit.

Sonoma County Sheriff’s officials said Sulman was found walking up a trail approximately one mile from a residence on Rockpile Road where he had attended a wedding Saturday night.

The Sonoma Sheriff's Helicopter Unit, Search and Rescue, Sheriff's Off Road Motorcycle Unit and the Boating Unit had been searching since earlier in the day in the 15000 block of Rockpile Road, as Lake County News has reported.

At about 3 a.m. he and several others had gone for a walk on one of the area’s trails, and he stopped to rest because he didn’t feel well, officials said.

The others on the walk had continued back to the house without him. When they couldn’t find him at about 9 a.m. Sunday, they filed a missing persons report and the search began, sheriff’s officials said.

When he was found early Sunday evening, Moosa said that he went to sleep and was awakened by the noise of the helicopter, according to the report.

The Sonoma County Sheriff's Office helicopter landed, picked up Moosa and transported him back to the residence on Rockpile Road, officials said.

LAKE COUNTY, Calif. – Lake Transit Authority workers on Sunday voted to strike until they settle their new contract, a move that's expected to result in curtailed services for the county's transit riders.

Paratransit Services, the Washington-based nonprofit has operated Lake Transit since 2007, has been in ongoing negotiations for a new three-year contract with members of Teamsters Local 665, which represents 35 Lake Transit workers, as Lake County News has reported.

But with the two sides continuing to disagree on wages, on Sunday morning union members met to discuss their next steps, said union spokesman Ralph Miranda.

“We called the strike on an indefinite basis,” Miranda said.

The strike begins at midnight Sunday, with picketing to begin in front of the Lower Lake bus yard on Monday morning, according to Miranda.

However, the action on the part of the union membership wasn't unanimous.

Miranda said at least three drivers submitted their membership resignations and are expected to be driving during the strike.

Randy Grove, Paratransit Services' director of Operations and Human Resources, could not be reached on Sunday for comment.

The two sides have met with federal mediators to get past sticking points in the negotiations, which had led to a strike just weeks ago, on July 1 and 2.

At a July 17 meeting the two sides agreed to resume negotiations again in September to work out details of a health care plan, according to a statement released on Saturday by Grove.

However, Paratransit Services also asked for an extension in negotiations, which Miranda said would have put union members at a disadvantage.

Grove said in his Saturday statement that Paratransit Services has offered a 2.2-wage rate increase to Lake Transit workers.

Miranda said that 2.2-percent increase is based on a cost of living index for transportation workers and is lower than a 2.4-percent cost of living index for clerical workers and urban wage earners the union is using as the basis of its request.

Miranda said the union's negotiating committee proposed the indefinite strike.

On Sunday, during Local 665's membership meeting in Lower Lake, members “overwhelmingly” rejected Paratransit Services' 2.2-percent wage increase offer and discussed the indefinite strike before ultimately taking the vote, Miranda said.

He said the strike carries some serious potential ramifications – with union members permanently losing their jobs being the largest potential risk.

“They just had to weigh that while making their decision,” said Miranda.

Miranda said the union members have “a pretty thorough understanding” of the risk to their jobs.

They also don't believe Paratransit Services can easily replace them, as Miranda said employees have reported that the company has difficulty filling positions as it is.

Grove said Saturday that Paratransit Services will work to continue services to the community members who rely on them, but several routes will not be running during the strike.

The company said the Clearlake and Lakeport Dial-a-Ride will operate from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m.; intercity routes 5 and 6 in Clearlake will run from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m.; the westbound Route 4 from Clearlake to Lakeport will operate at 7:05 a.m. and 1 p.m.; and eastbound Route 1 from Lakeport to Clearlake will operate at 8:31 a.m. and 2:21 p.m. only.

Other services would be canceled until further notice, including the westbound Route 1 from Clearlake to Lakeport; Route 2, which runs between Kit's Corner and Middletown; Route 3, from Clearlake to Deer Park; eastbound Route 4 from Lakeport to Clearlake; Route 4A from Kit's Corner to Lakeport; Route 7, Lakeport to Ukiah; and Route 8, an intercity Lakeport route.

Service updates will be posted at the Lake Transit Web site at www.laketransit.org .

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NORTH COAST, Calif. – Authorities on Sunday afternoon were engaged in a search for a missing man west of Lake Sonoma.

The Sonoma County Sheriff's Office said deputies were dispatched to a call of a missing person in the 15000 block of Rockpile Road, west of Lake Sonoma, at 12:10 p.m. Sunday.

There had been a wedding on the previous night at the residence and at about 3 a.m. some of the attendees went for a walk along one of the many trails in the remote area, officials said.

One member of the party – a 28-year-old male still wearing dress shoes, slacks and a tee shirt – said he was not feeling well and stopped to rest. The remaining people returned to the house, according to the sheriff's office.

At 9 a.m. Sunday several subjects from the residence went back to look for him and could not locate him, officials said. Witnesses stated the missing person consumed several alcoholic beverages while at the celebration.

The Sonoma County Sheriff's Office said a missing persons report was taken and a full-scale search was under way Sunday.

The Sonoma Sheriff's Helicopter Unit, Search and Rescue, Sheriff's Off Road Motorcycle Unit and the Boating Unit are involved in the search, the agency said.

LAKE COUNTY, Calif. – Firefighters contained two small fires on Saturday evening and early Sunday morning near Clearlake Oaks.

The first fire, which took place in Spring Valley, was reported at about 7 p.m. Saturday, while the second – located off of Highway 20 near the Double Eagle Ranch – was reported shortly after 1 a.m. Sunday.

The Spring Valley fire was located at one end of the community's campground. Northshore Fire responded as did Cal Fire, which also sent air attacks and a helicopter, according to radio reports.

Firefighters quickly built a dozer line around the fire, which was contained at two acres shortly before 8 p.m., reports from the scene indicated. No cause was given.

The fire early Sunday morning was reported to be in the vicinity of the Oasis Cafe and Walker Ridge Road, based on the initial dispatch.

Firefighters who arrived on scene found the fire burning rapidly up a hill, according to radio reports.

At 1:44 a.m. the fire was reported to be contained at one acre. Reports from the scene indicated firefighters were to remain on scene for several hours for mop up.

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UPDATE: According to a case update issued by the Clearlake Police Department on Monday, July 29, the injured man – 33-year-old James Oscar of Clearlake – was determined not to have been shot but instead was injured during a fight in which he was determined to be the aggressor. Followup story is here: bit.ly/16wmz0A .

CLEARLAKE, Calif. – One person was transported to an out-of-county hospital after reportedly being shot on Saturday night.

At around 11 p.m. Lake County Fire Protection District firefighters were dispatched to the 3000 block of Sixth Street in Clearlake on the report of an assault victim.

Firefighters arriving at the scene reported finding a gunshot wound victim, according to radio reports.

An air ambulance was requested to land at Ray's Food Place on Dam Road, based on scanner reports, but then was diverted to land instead at Austin Park, closer to where the male shooting victim was located.

At about 11:40 p.m. REACH 6 lifted off for UC Davis Medical Center, according to reports from the scene.

Additional details will be posted as they become available.

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LAKE COUNTY, Calif. – This week five dogs are cleared and ready to leave Lake County's animal shelter for new homes.

The dogs range in age from 2 to 3 years old, and most have been altered and had their shots.

Dogs that are adopted from Lake County Animal Care and Control are either neutered or spayed, microchipped and, if old enough, given a rabies shot and county license before being released to their new owner. License fees do not apply to residents of the cities of Lakeport or Clearlake.

If you're looking for a new companion, visit the shelter. There are many great pets hoping you'll choose them.

In addition to the animals featured here, all adoptable animals in Lake County can be seen here: http://bit.ly/Z6xHMb .

The following dogs at the Lake County Animal Care and Control shelter have been cleared for adoption (additional dogs on the animal control Web site not listed are still “on hold”).

'Bella'

“Bella” is a 2-year-old Pomeranian-dachshund mix.

She has a long black and white coat, weighs 11 pounds and has been altered.

Shelter staff said Bella is great with women and children but needs a home with no men.

Find her in kennel No. 4, ID No. 36294.

Pit bull terrier mix

This male pit bull terrier mix is 3 years old.

He has a short blue coat and has been neutered.

Shelter staff said he's an outstanding, calm and charming dog that was attacked by another dog before entering the shelter.

He has no food aggression. A cat-free home would be best for him.

He’s in kennel No. 10, ID No. 36931.

Female Chihuahua mix

This female Chihuahua mix is 3 and a half years old.

She has a short black and white coat, weighs almost 11 pounds and has been spayed.

She's in kennel No. 18, ID No. 35315.

'Oden'

“Oden” is a 2-year-old male boxer mix.

He's got a short brown brindle and white coat, a docked tail, weighs 53 pounds and has been neutered.

He's in kennel No. 27, ID No. 37136.

Male terrier mix

This male terrier mix is 3 years old.

He has a medium-length tan and white coat, and has not yet been neutered.

He's in kennel No. 29, ID No. 37185.

To fill out an adoption application online visit http://www.co.lake.ca.us/Government/Directory/Animal_Care_And_Control/Adopt/Dog___Cat_Adoption_Application.htm .

Lake County Animal Care and Control is located at 4949 Helbush in Lakeport, next to the Hill Road Correctional Facility.

Office hours are Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., and 1 p.m. to 3 p.m., Saturday. The shelter is open from 10:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday and on Saturday from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m.

Visit the shelter online at http://www.co.lake.ca.us/Government/Directory/Animal_Care_And_Control.htm .

For more information call Lake County Animal Care and Control at 707-263-0278.

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Color and black-and-white images of Earth taken by two NASA interplanetary spacecraft on July 19 show our planet and its moon as bright beacons from millions of miles away in space.

NASA's Cassini spacecraft captured the color images of Earth and the moon from its perch in the Saturn system nearly 900 million miles away.

MESSENGER, the first probe to orbit Mercury, took a black-and-white image from a distance of 61 million miles as part of a campaign to search for natural satellites of the planet.

In the Cassini images Earth and the moon appear as mere dots – Earth a pale blue and the moon a stark white, visible between Saturn's rings.

It was the first time Cassini's highest-resolution camera captured Earth and its moon as two distinct objects.

It also marked the first time people on Earth had advance notice their planet's portrait was being taken from interplanetary distances.

NASA invited the public to celebrate by finding Saturn in their part of the sky, waving at the ringed planet and sharing pictures over the Internet. More than 20,000 people around the world participated.

“We can't see individual continents or people in this portrait of Earth, but this pale blue dot is a succinct summary of who we were on July 19,” said Linda Spilker, Cassini project scientist, at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, Calif.

“Cassini's picture reminds us how tiny our home planet is in the vastness of space, and also testifies to the ingenuity of the citizens of this tiny planet to send a robotic spacecraft so far away from home to study Saturn and take a look-back photo of Earth,” Spilker said.

Pictures of Earth from the outer solar system are rare because from that distance, Earth appears very close to our sun.

A camera's sensitive detectors can be damaged by looking directly at the sun, just as a human being can damage his or her retina by doing the same.

Cassini was able to take this image because the sun had temporarily moved behind Saturn from the spacecraft's point of view and most of the light was blocked.

A wide-angle image of Earth will become part of a multi-image picture, or mosaic, of Saturn's rings, which scientists are assembling.

This image is not expected to be available for several weeks because of the time-consuming challenges involved in blending images taken in changing geometry and at vastly different light levels, with faint and extraordinarily bright targets side by side.

“It thrills me to no end that people all over the world took a break from their normal activities to go outside and celebrate the interplanetary salute between robot and maker that these images represent,” said Carolyn Porco, Cassini imaging team lead at the Space Science Institute in Boulder, Colo. “The whole event underscores for me our 'coming of age' as planetary explorers.”

In the MESSENGER image, Earth and the moon are less than a pixel, but appear very large because they are overexposed.

Long exposures are required to capture as much light as possible from potentially dim objects. Consequently, bright objects in the field of view become saturated and appear artificially large. (To view the MESSENGER images, visit: http://go.nasa.gov/16Vnt5G .)

“That images of our planet have been acquired on a single day from two distant solar system outposts reminds us of this nation's stunning technical accomplishments in planetary exploration,” said MESSENGER Principal Investigator Sean Solomon of Columbia University's Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory in Palisades, N.Y. “And because Mercury and Saturn are such different outcomes of planetary formation and evolution, these two images also highlight what is special about Earth. There's no place like home.”

Dr. Tony Phillips works for the National Aeronautics and Space Administration.

LAKE COUNTY, Calif. – Less than a month after they went out on a two-day strike, Lake Transit employees are set to vote on whether they will walk out indefinitely on Monday, only returning to work after a new contract is reached.

On Saturday, Paratransit Services – the Washington state-based nonprofit that operates Lake Transit Authority – reported that reduced bus services may be in effect beginning on Monday.

That's in response to Teamsters Local 665, which represents the Lake Transit workers, reporting that employees are considering an indefinite walkout.

It's the latest in an ongoing contract negotiation that, despite involving federal mediators, appears to be stalling.

Teamsters Local 665 representative Ralph Miranda said the union will meet with its membership at 11 a.m. Sunday in Lower Lake regarding the strike proposal. “That's when the determination will be made.”

He said the union is recommending that the strike begin at midnight Sunday.

Miranda said 35 of the Paratransit employees who work for Lake Transit – drivers, dispatchers, maintenance and other job categories – are represented by the union.

Paratransit Services has indicated it will hire replacement workers to keep Lake Transit buses rolling, but there will be service reductions.

Routes from Lakeport to Clearlake, Kelseyville to Middletown, Clearlake to Deer Park, Soda Bay Road at Kit's Corner to Lakeport, Lakeport to Ukiah and an intercity Lakeport route all will be canceled while the strike is under way, according to Paratransit Services.

Remaining routes, including Dial-a-Ride in both Clearlake and Lakeport, will run on more limited hours than normal, Paratransit Services said.

Lake Transit's ridership has shown steady increases in recent years as county residents, struggling with the economy, have sought affordable alternatives to higher gas prices.

As such, the extended strike could have a significant impact on those community members who have come to rely on Lake Transit's services.

“Paratransit Services has presented a very reasonable proposal that seeks to sustain transit service for the community, while also sustaining current staffing levels and working conditions during an economic period that has transit providers across the State cutting wages, services and staffing,” Randy Grove, director of Operations and Human Resources, said in a statement released on Saturday to Lake County News.

Grove also said the union is demanding wage rate increases and changes to benefits that could cost the Lake Transit system almost $500,000 in increased operations costs.

However, Miranda said the issues – including a requested wage increase – haven't changed since employees conducted a strike July 1-2.

Responding to the Paratransit Services claim that workers are asking for a wage increase of $500,000 – or 67 percent – over three years, Miranda said, “There's just no truth to that whatsoever.”

Instead, he said the union is seeking a wage increase that would total $95,000 over three years, which includes step increases for all employees – not just the drivers, who get them after reaching 10 years of service.

The two sides also are dealing with what Miranda called “a misinterpretation” of the cost of living index used for determining worker wage increases.

He said Paratransit is using a 2.2-percent COLA for transportation, while the union is using a 2.4-percent index for clerical employees and urban wage earners.

Miranda said the union has withdrawn other proposals that relate to vacation and sick leave.

Grove said Paratransit Services proposed a 2.2-percent wage rate increase following a 2.6-percent wage increase provided last year.

He said the proposal represents a cumulative 23.1 percent in wage rate increases over the six-year period of Paratransit Services’ administration of transit services for Lake Transit Authority.

The two sides met on July 17 with a federal mediator to try to a reach an agreement on a new three-year contract.

According to Grove, both parties had agreed to pick up negotiations again in September to work out the details of an employee health care plan, “given the evolving changes with Obamacare.”

However, Miranda said that, from the union perspective, the meeting only produced an extension request for an additional year from Paratransit Services. “To extend it another year puts membership at a greater disadvantage.”

Miranda believes the local union membership will do as the negotiating committee recommends.

“We'll probably walk out on strike on Monday,” he said, adding that the strike will be indefinite until a settlement is reached.

Grove said that if a strike takes place, the following services will operate Monday through Friday:

• Clearlake / Lakeport Dial-a-Ride will operate from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m.;
• Routes 5 and 6, Clearlake intercity routes, will run from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m.;
• Route 4 Westbound will operate at 7:05 a.m. and 1 p.m.;
• Route 1 Eastbound from Lakeport to Clearlake will operate at 8:31 a.m. and 2:21 p.m. only;
• All other services would be canceled until further notice.

Grove said it's Lake Transit's intent to resume regular services as soon as possible, with bulletins notifying riders of changes to be released through the media and at www.laketransit.org .

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LAKE COUNTY, Calif. – The Lake County Office of Education and Lake County Child Care Planning Council is hosting a Back to School 5k Run For Fun.

The event takes place on Saturday, Aug. 17, at 8:30 a.m. at Lake Side County Park, 1985 Park Drive in Lakeport.

Participants are encouraged to bring new school supplies to donate to Lake County foster children and others who need help purchasing supplies to start their school year.

Proceeds from the event registration will benefit the annual Early Childhood Educator of the Year Award program.

Walk, run, dance, skip or roll to the finish line. All ages are welcome to participate. Register by Aug. 1 to receive a race T-shirt.

Adult registration fees are $20 each or $30 for two. Children under age 10 are $10 each or $15 for two. Children age 3 and under may attend for free.

Registration begins at 8:30 a.m. and the race starts at 9 a.m. Times will not be recorded but finish standings will be posted.

To register go to www.lakecoe.org and click on “Calendar,” click on the event and complete the form.

Volunteers and sponsors are needed. To become an event sponsor call Laurie at 707-262-4162.