UPPER LAKE, Calif. – The Tallman Hotel and Blue Wing Saloon Restaurant in Upper Lake have announced the lineup for their eighth annual Blue Wing Blues Festival, which takes place Aug. 1 to 3, with a followup date on Labor Day, Sept. 1.

Headliners this year include Barry “The Fish” Melton and his band, Alvon Johnson with the David Landon Band, Big Mo and the Full Moon Band, and the Daniel Castro Band.

Starting at 6:30 p.m. each day, these top blues musicians and others will perform on the veranda of the Hotel with the audience gathered in the intimate garden between the Hotel and Restaurant.  

“It’s a nice time of day and a great spot to enjoy world-class music,” said owner Bernie Butcher. “With a gourmet barbecue dinner thrown in with the price of admission, it’s a great value for music lovers.”

Opening night on Friday, Aug. 1, features local blues harp master Bill Noteman and his trio consisting of David Neft on keys and Larry “Mojo” Platz on guitar.  

They will be followed by the legendary Barry “The Fish” Melton and his band.  

Now residing in Lake County, Melton was the co-founder and lead guitarist with the band Country Joe and the Fish.  

In addition to Melton, his current band is composed of Banana on keys, Peter Albin on bass and Roy Blumenfeld on drums.

The great blues guitarist and vocalist Alvon Johnson will headline the Saturday evening show.  

Voted 2005 Blues Guitarist of the Year, Alvon last performed at the Blue Wing Festival three years ago and brought the house down.  

He will be backed this time by the popular Bay Area band headed by guitarist David Landon and including Tony Stead on keys, Steve Evans on bass and Randy Hayes on drums.

Opening the Sunday evening show will be the lively zydeco group The Tri Tip Trio with Bruce Gordon on squeezebox, Tyler Eng on drums and the mercurial Lloyd Meadows on washboard.  

They will be followed by the nine-piece Big Mo and the Full Moon Band out of the Chico area and headed by blues harp virtuoso Maurice Huffman.

One of the Bay Area’s best acoustic blues groups, the Hound Kings, will open the show on Labor Day Monday, Sept. 1.

With their debut album nominated for acoustic album of the year in 2013, the Hound Kings are composed of Alabama Mike Benjamin, Anthony Paul and Scot Benton.  

They will be followed by one of the most electric blues guitarists in California and a Blue Wing favorite, Daniel Castro and his band with Johnny Yu on bass and David Perper on drums.

“I’d like to thank the many local businesses who have helped us to support quality live music in Lake County,” said Butcher.

Winery sponsors of the Festival include Chacewater, Gregory Graham and Steele as well as Brassfield, Girls in the Vineyard, Moore Family, Rosa d’Oro, Shannon Ridge and Wildhurst.

Other sponsors include Kelseyville Lumber, radio stations KUKI and KXBX, and Allora DaCar Productions as well as Allied Networks, Blues Express Records, Lake County Record-Bee, Lincoln-Leavitt Insurance, RB Pest Control, Sysco Foods, T. A. Gibbs & Co., TFI Plaza and UCC Rentals.

Blue Wing Chef Mark Linback summed up the 2014 Blue Wing Blues Festival this way: “Our staff puts a lot of effort into this festival every year and we look forward to giving our guests a great time and serving them a fabulous barbecue dinner while they enjoy the music.”

Tickets are limited to 100 each evening and may be purchased directly at the Tallman Hotel, located on Main Street in Upper Lake, or by calling the hotel reception desk at 707-275-2244, Extension 0.

Ticket prices are $50 per person plus tax if purchased in advance and $55 at the gate.

The Web site is www.TallmanHotel.com .

CLEARLAKE, Calif. – The Lake Community Pride Foundation will present its fourth annual “Power to the Youth” event on Saturday, Aug. 2.

Power to the Youth will take place from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. in Clearlake's Austin Park, 14077 Lakeshore Drive.

The event brings together the community with the intent to empower our youth and young families with the tools and knowledge on how to succeed.  

This year's event will feature live music such as Cosmic Tea, As All Else Fails and Corey Snipes.

Sporting activities and competitions will be held as well.  

There will be a skate park competition, basketball tournament, flag football, softball, Frisbee golf and more.  

Throughout the event there will be local agencies offering activities and information such as educational booths, health care booths, political booths and more, all meant to empower the families in the community with the support to succeed.

For young children there also will be a variety of bouncy houses to choose from, all for free.  

There are no costs for participating in this event, including the sporting events.  

The committee organizing this event is looking for volunteers to help during the event, as well as participants for the sporting activities and for booths that can provide more activities for attendees to take part in.  

Please contact Bruno Sabatier if you have any interest in taking part in this healthy and positive event in our community. He can be reached at 707-695-0834 or via email at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. .  

Lake Community Pride Foundation is a nonprofit group who has been responsible for the success of the Safe House, a local teen shelter for homeless or troubled youth.  

The foundation also has been a supporter of the youth performing arts programs offered at Lower Lake High School.

KELSEYVILLE, Calif. – A fire destroyed a group home for children in Kelseyville early Wednesday morning.

The fire, at a residence at 5585 Sunrise Drive, was first reported at 12:30 a.m. Wednesday.

Initial reports on the fire from witnesses raised concerns that additional homes were threatened.

Kelseyville Fire Capt. Jim Dowdy said the structure already was well involved by the time firefighters arrived on scene.

Neighbors reported that the residence was a group home, which Dowdy confirmed, explaining that children with special needs were living there at the time.

All five of the home's occupants safely evacuated, Dowdy said, adding they were able to find accommodations nearby.

Kelseyville Fire sent its chief, three engines and a water tender, Dowdy said. Lakeport Fire's chief and an engine also responded, along with two engines and a chief came from Cal Fire and a water tender from Lake County Fire.

Dowdy said a total of 20 firefighting personnel worked the incident through the night.

He said all of the damage was confined to the home where the fire began, with no other structures damaged.

After the fire was contained, overhaul and mop up continued well into the morning. Dowdy said Kelseyville Fire crews returned to quarters after 10 a.m.

Dowdy didn't have a total loss estimate late Wednesday morning.

“The house is going to be a total loss,” he said.

The fire's cause is under investigation, Dowdy said.

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MENDOCINO NATIONAL FOREST, Calif. – Water at the Letts Lake Campground on the Grindstone Ranger District on the Mendocino National Forest is scheduled to be shut off by Sunday night as part of state water curtailment.

Forest spokesman Tamara Schmidt said the action at Letts Lake is the second round of curtailments that have taken place in the Mendocino National Forest so far due to drought conditions.

The State Water Resources Control Board provided notice of curtailment to the Mendocino National Forest, according to Schmidt.

That led to the first round of curtailments – affecting 28 sites – about a month ago, said Schmidt. This recent round of curtailments numbers 25, for a total of 53, she said.

Forest staff must travel out to certify each curtailment site, and so far the sites have been mostly small springs and wells, Schmidt said.

“Letts Lake is the first developed recreation area impacted so far that we are aware of,” she told Lake County News.

Campers and recreational users visiting Letts Lake should plan on bringing plenty of drinking water with them, forest officials said.

“Letts Lake is one of our most popular recreation sites during the summer and we understand this is an inconvenience to our visitors,” said Grindstone District Ranger Eduardo Olmedo. “We appreciate their understanding as we comply with state water regulations and work to do our part conserving valuable water resources in the upper watershed during this drought.”

Even with the ongoing drought and recent curtailment, there is still water in Letts Lake, and the forest reported that the approximately 35-acre mountain lake is still open for nonmotorized boating.

At this time, there is not an estimated date for drinking water access to be restored at the Letts Lake Campground.

The Mendocino National Forest has been impacted by the drought with extremely dry fuel conditions and higher fire danger.

The forest is currently under fire restrictions and asking visitors to be careful with fire or anything that can throw a spark and ignite a wildfire.

For more information, contact the Mendocino National Forest at 530-934-3316 or visit www.fs.usda.gov/mendocino .

LAKE COUNTY, Calif. – The National Weather Service has issued a red flag warning for areas of Northern California – including the northern portion of Lake County – due to concerns about the potential for dry thunderstorms overnight.

The fire weather warning goes into effect at 11 p.m. Thursday and is in effect until 11 a.m Friday.

A red flag warning, according to the National Weather Service, means that critical fire weather conditions are either occurring now or will occur soon.

The agency is forecasting that dry thunderstorms will occur over much of interior Northern California through the night and into Friday morning.

The storms are expected to be most concentrated in the central Sacramento Valley after midnight and Shasta County on Friday morning, the National Weather Service reported, with less of a storm threat farther south and over the Coastal Range.

Forecasters said the thunderstorms may contain little or no precipitation, which raises the potential for fires caused by lightning in areas that already are exceedingly dry due to drought conditions.

The National Weather Service also reported the potential for gusty winds up to 30 miles per hour around the region.

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CLEARLAKE, Calif. – A weedeater was the cause of a Tuesday afternoon that burned two residences and threatened several more at a Clearlake trailer park.

The fire was first dispatched just minutes after 1 p.m., with authorities receiving multiple reports from witnesses who saw black smoke that initially was believed in the area of Austin Park, but later discovered to be at Arts Trailer Park on Tuli Lane, according to Lake County Fire Battalion Chief Charlie Diener.

Radio reports indicated that when firefighters arrived on the scene within minutes, they found structures already on fire – with more threatened – and burning vegetation. Witnesses also reported that propane tanks were exploding.

Diener said he immediately requested mutual aid engines from Cal Fire, with Northshore Fire also responding.

A total of three Lake County Fire engines and a water tender, along with one Northshore Fire engine from Clearlake Oaks and four Cal Fire engines worked the incident, Diener said.

Air resources – including a helicopter from Cal Fire that initially was requested – were canceled, he said.

Radio reports indicated at one point that firefighters were concerned that the west wind was hitting the fire and causing it to run toward other structures.

Diener credited a Cal Fire engine that already was in Clearlake – and which was able to get on scene rapidly, at about the same time as the Lake County Fire units – with helping knock the blaze down quickly.

“They made a really good stop on the fire,” Diener said.

He added that the fire could easily have hit other structures. “There was a lot of potential up there.”

The fire was contained at approximately 1:35 p.m., according to reports from the scene. Diener said firefighters stayed on scene about two hours for mop up.

The structures that burned included a trailer and a small cabin-type structure, both of which were being lived in, Diener said.

Two residents were displaced by the fire but were able to find places to stay, he said.

A small amount of wildland also burned, Diener said. There were no injuries.

Diener said the rolling-type weedeater believed responsible for starting the fire had an illegal spark arrester and muffler device on it.

Fire officials urge people not to use any kind of weedeater or other vegetation cutting device after 10 a.m. during the summer season because of the potential for fires.

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CLEARLAKE, Calif. – The Clearlake Police Department's newest K9 team discovered methamphetamine hidden in a vehicle during a traffic stop on Thursday.

The team of Officer Travis Lenz and his K9 partner, Dex, found the drugs and arrested 40-year-old Clearlake resident Jerry Jones during the stop, according to a report from Sgt. Rodd Joseph.

Just after 3 p.m. Thursday Lenz conducted a traffic stop on a maroon GMC pickup in the area of 31st Avenue and Boyles Avenue for a simple vehicle code violation, Joseph said.

The driver, identified as Jones, had symptoms of recent controlled substance use. There also was an adult female passenger in the vehicle with Jones.

Based on Jones’ symptomatology of recent drug use, Joseph said Lenz conducted an under-the-influence investigation.

At the completion of the investigation, Jones was arrested for being under the influence of a central nervous system stimulant, Joseph said. The female passenger was released at the scene.

Joseph said Lenz conducted a search of the vehicle incident to arrest with Dex, who is a cross-trained narcotic and protection K9.

Dex alerted to the presence of contraband in the vehicle’s gear shift selector, Joseph said.

Lenz examined the gear shift selector and discovered a hidden compartment. Upon further inspection, the hidden compartment was found to contain more than 3.5 grams of suspected methamphetamine, Joseph said.

Jones ultimately was arrested for a misdemeanor violation of being under the influence of a controlled substance and several felony violations including transporting a controlled substance, possession of a controlled substance for sale and having a hidden compartment in a motor vehicle, Joseph said.

The vehicle Jones had been driving was impounded. Joseph said Jones later was booked into the Lake County Jail.

Joseph said Dex and Lenz graduated K9 training approximately two weeks ago, and this is the K9 team’s first narcotic find.

CLEARLAKE, Calif. – Clearlake Police officers have arrested two Clearlake residents found in possession of an elderly man's wallet, as well as drugs and a weapon.

Richard Brandon, 37, and 48-year-old Irma Brandon were taken into custody on Thursday, according to a report from Sgt. Nick Bennett.

On Wednesday a 79-year-old Clearlake resident reported he had been shopping at the Grocery Outlet store on Olympic Drive when he left his wallet at the checkout stand, Bennett said.

When the man returned to pick it up, he discovered it missing. Bennett said the man immediately went to the Clearlake Police Department to report the theft.

Clearlake Police Det. Tomas Riley took the initial report and contacted Grocery Outlet to ascertain if the theft had been recorded on surveillance camera. It had, Bennett said.

Riley interviewed Grocery Outlet employees concerning the theft and requested their assistance should the suspects return, according to Bennett.

At 1:50 p.m. Thursday Riley received information the suspects had returned to the Grocery Outlet store, Bennett said.

Bennett said that Riley – accompanied by Det. Ryan Peterson – responded to Grocery Outlet and contacted Richard Brandon and Irma Brandon.

After being advised they had been observed on security cameras taking the victim's wallet, they admitted the theft and multiple uses of a credit card that was in the wallet as well as spending the cash that was reported to have been in the wallet, Bennett said.

While searching the suspects’ vehicle, Bennett said additional violations relating to narcotic paraphernalia and possessing a weapon with the serial number ground off were discovered by detectives.

Both suspects were booked into Lake County Jail on charges related to the theft and use of the stolen credit card as well as the drug paraphernalia and weapon charges, Bennett said.

The Clearlake Police Department reminds citizens that they need to be attentive of their valuables while in public and not leave those items unattended – whether it's a wallet on a checkout stand or a purse in a shopping cart.

Anybody with further information on this case is encouraged to contact Det. Tomas Riley at 707-994-8251, Extension 315.

LAKE COUNTY, Calif. – A San Francisco man has been arrested for attempted murder for his part in a June 2013 home invasion and shooting in Clearlake Oaks.

Gregory Pierre Elarms, 29, was arrested on July 2 by the Lake County Sheriff's Office, more than a year after he is alleged to have taken part in a violent home invasion at the home of Ronnie and Janeane Bogner.

The Bogners' adult son, Jacob, was shot and pistol-whipped during the robbery.

Elarms is being held in the Lake County Jail on $1 million bail.

“We’re just happy. We’re just relieved,” Janeane Bogner said of Elarms' arrest in an interview with Lake County News on Tuesday.

On the morning of June 26, 2013, Elarms and four accomplices – including his half-brother, Dion Andre Davis II – are alleged to have gone to the Bogners' home after Ronnie Bogner had left for work and forced their way through the front door as Janeane Bogner fought to lock them out.

She and her two young grandchildren hid, and it's alleged that Jacob Bogner was shot through his bedroom door as he struggled to keep the suspects out of the room.

He was struck in the left leg above the knee and then pistol-whipped before the suspects took handguns and Janeane Bogners' Cadillac Escalade and fled. The totaled Escalade later was found abandoned down a steep embankment near Clearlake Oaks.

Later that same day, after they allegedly shot at Clearlake Police officers and were involved in a standoff, authorities arrested Davis, Tyler Christopher Gallon and and Sean Douglas Foss of Clearlake, and San Franciscan Jenaya Drevelyn Jelinek.

Foss was a former employee of the Bogners' company, Weed Tech.

While those four were arrested, Janeane Bogner had insisted that there had been a fifth person involved, a black male adult with long dreadlocks whose hoodie she had pulled back in the struggle at her front door.

Jacob Bogner, now 33, was flown to Enloe Medical Center in Chico where he underwent surgery for the wound to his leg.

He's got a stainless steel rod in his leg, and can't bend his leg or squat because of the longterm impact of his injury, his mother said.

Noting that her son handled the situation with courage, she added, “It’s just one more thing that Jacob’s had in his life.”

On Sept. 12, San Francisco Police officers arrested Dexter Lee Currington of San Francisco, who authorities believed at the time was the fifth suspect but who didn't exactly match Bogner's description.

Currington, Davis, Foss, Gallon and Jelinek would all be indicted in the case by a criminal grand jury District Attorney Don Anderson convened in the case last August.

However, in March Anderson dropped the case against Currington after additional investigation revealed he was not the fifth suspect, as Lake County News has reported.

Anderson said that investigators received additional information linking Elarms to the case, with witnesses also identifying him as being in the area.

He was not implicated by Currington, Anderson added. Currington was aware that Elarms was Davis' half-brother but the information he shared with detectives didn't include placing Elarms in Lake County at the time of the home invasion.

With his long dreadlocks, Elarms matches Bogner's description of the fifth suspect. He's also older than Currington, who is in his early 20s; Bogner said she had told authorities that the man she struggled with looked older than Currington.

Elarms, said Anderson, “has an extensive criminal history.”

Meanwhile, Jelinek has pleaded out in the case and will be testifying against some of her co-defendants Anderson said.

While indicted together, Anderson said the other three defendants – Davis, Foss and Gallon – are all expected to be tried separately, although plea agreements for all of them have been proposed.

“We've made offers but it's nothing they want to consider taking,” Anderson said.

The trial of Davis is tentatively scheduled to begin in August. A visiting judge is being assigned due to the Bogners' acquaintance with the local superior court judges, all of whom have recused themselves from presiding over the trials.

Davis, Foss and Gallon all face charges of attempted murder, robbery, burglary of an inhabited residence, assault with a firearm, assault with a semiautomatic firearm, grand theft of a firearm, conspiracy to commit robbery and burglary, assault with a semiautomatic weapon, the attempted murder of Lt. Tim Celli of the Clearlake Police Department, using threats of violence to deter an officer from doing their duties, vehicle theft and vandalism.

As the alleged shooter, Davis additionally is charged with personal use of a firearm causing serious bodily injury, mayhem, negligent discharge of a firearm and a felon in possession of a firearm.

All three remain in the Lake County Jail, with bail for Davis set at $1 million, and bail for Gallon and Foss each at $500,000, according to jail records.

Janeane Bogner said she, her son and her husband are all set to testify in Davis' trial in August.

Noting that she and her family continue to be fearful and no longer feel safe, she said she's not looking forward to the trial.

“You're not a victim just once,” Bogner said. “You’re a victim again and again and again until it’s over.”

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CLEARLAKE, Calif. – The 14th annual “Show 'n Shine Car Show” highlighted the Lakeshore Lions Club's 57th annual Redbud Parade and Festival held last Saturday at Austin Park in Clearlake.

Car enthusiasts boasting flaming roadsters, shiny coupes, American steel sedans, modified, stock, new and old joined in the show with a total of 57 paid entries.

“We had a good showing this year,” Lion Kevin Ness and the event's coordinator said. “There were no problems and everybody said they had a good time and are looking forward to coming back next year.”

Joe Colabella took Best of Show with his 1957 Chevrolet Nomad, which he turned into an El Camino.

“They didn't make El Caminos in those days, but it's super customized. It's one of kind,” Ness said.

Kevin McEwen was awarded with Best Foreign/Exotic vehicle for his 1978 Fiat Spyder.

Best Volkswagen honors went to Casey Millen and his 1970 camper bus.

Additional car show awards were as follows:

• Best stock division cars for categories 1900 through 1973 – Pat Reimers, 1921 Ford Roadster; Mike Venarco, 1932 Ford Cabriolet; Mike Gerke, 1955 Chevy Nomad; Lee Company, 1967 Ford Fairlane GTA; Dave Stephens, 1974 Jeep.
• Best modified division cars for categories 1900 through 1973 – Randy Freitas, 1927 Ford Bucket T; Rick Mederious, 1934 Ford Tudor; Roy Mederious, 1938 Ford coupe; Jack McManus, 1944 Ford convertible; David and Kathy Lakatos, 1955 Chevrolet Camaro; Chris Edwards, 1976 Dodge Ram Charger.
• Best stock division trucks for categories 1900 through 1973 – Rex Claytor, 1932 Ford pickup; Jim Burrell, 1955 Chevrolet pickup; Alex and Laurie Valerio, 1970 Chevrolet El Camino.
• Best modified division trucks for categories 1900 through 1973 – Neil Dolce, GMC pickup (year unavailable); Ron Westhart, 1940 Ford pickup; Joe Colabella, 1957 Chevrolet Nomad; Ray Springer, 1973 Chevrolet pickup.
• Best motorcycle – Doug Rivera, Harley Davidson (year unavailable).

The car show features a raffle and award of a vintage replica “Flying A” gas pump.

Raffle winner was Lions Club member Fred Moeller, who Ness said bought a lot of tickets.

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SOUTH LAKE COUNTY, Calif. – After burning for eight days, the Butts Fire was fully contained on Wednesday.

Cal Fire's Sonoma-Lake Napa Unit, which is overseeing the incident, said the fire burned a total of 4,300 acres.

The Butts Fire began July 1 in Pope Valley in Napa County and later burned into southern Lake County, southeast of Middletown.

Altogether, two residences and seven outbuildings were destroyed, and at one point hundreds of residences near Berryessa Estates were threatened, necessitating evacuations and road closures that later were lifted.

Four injuries were reported during the incident, Cal Fire said.

Cal Fire said the fire's cause remains under investigation.

Authorities also are still working to determine the cause of the Monticello Fire in Yolo County, burning on Lake Berryessa's southeast shore near the Monticello Dam.

The fire, which began July 4, has burned 6,488 acres and was 82-percent contained on Wednesday night, Cal Fire said.

Cal Fire said five injuries have resulted from the fire.

On Wednesday, 945 personnel, 71 fire engines, 24 fire crews, five helicopters, nine dozers and eight water tenders remained assigned to the incident, according to Cal Fire.

Cal Fire said all public roadways in the fire area have been reopened. Infrastructure repair in the area is continuing and crews may be working near the roads, so the public is asked to drive cautiously.

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LAKEPORT, Calif. – Novice grillers and master grillers alike still have time to register to compete in this year’s Grillin’ on the Green barbecue cook-off, say organizers of the event.

Groups and individuals are invited to participate in the annual fundraiser to benefit Westside Community Park from 5 to 8 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 2, at the park, 1401 Westside Park Road.

Each year Grillin’ on the Green attracts a larger number of attendees who enjoy a barbecue cook-off, musical entertainment, children’s activities and a car show.

Cook-off competitors may register through Friday, July 11, by calling Cindy Ustrud, 707-263-7091.

A few competitors have signed up, according to Ustrud, but organizers are seeking additional teams and individuals.

“In our fifth year of presenting Grillin’ on the Green, the Park Committee welcomes returning barbecuers and hopes to have new grillers join the friendly contest,” said Ustrud.

There is no entry fee. Each contestant is required to provide his/her own setup and samples of the chef’s “grillin’” specialty for 300 people.

The competition will culminate in a presentation of the People’s Choice Awards.

Musical entertainment this year will be provided by the LC Diamonds.

The Park Committee also is seeking sponsorships for this year’s event. Levels of sponsor recognition are $100, $300, $500, $1,000, $3,000 and $5,000.

The committee is grateful to the Keeling-Barnes Family Foundation for once again offering a match of up to $5,000 in sponsorships.

“Thanks to the Keeling Barnes Family Foundation, additional sponsorships will double the impact," said Park Committee Chair Dennis Rollins.

Sponsors will be recognized at the Grillin’ on the Green event.

For additional information about the event and the barbecue competition, contact Rollins, 707-349-0969.

“The event is truly a fun afternoon with lots of good food supplied by our backyard barbecuers and professional grillers as well as sponsors who donate dishes to complement the meals,” said Rollins. “Families enjoy the music and dancing, the vintage cars on display, and many kids’ activities.”

All proceeds from the event will benefit the next phase of development of Westside Community Park.

Westside Community Park is a city of Lakeport recreational facility that was established 15 years ago.

The nonprofit Park Committee is developing the park in conjunction with the city of Lakeport, volunteers, and numerous contributions by individuals and businesses dedicated to constructing a recreational facility for the youth and adults of Lake County.