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LAKEPORT, Calif. – The Lake County High School Fishing Club duo of Cooper Goff and Nathan Phillips, both of Kelseyville, brought a five-bass limit to the scale Saturday weighing 23 pounds, 9 ounces to win the 2019 Bass Pro Shops FLW High School Fishing Clear Lake Open.

A field of 53 teams competed in the no-entry fee tournament, which was hosted by and launched out of Konocti Vista Casino Resort & Marina in Lakeport.

In FLW and TBF High School Fishing competition, the top 10-percent of teams competing advance to the High School Fishing National Championship.

The top five teams on Clear Lake that advanced to the 2019 High School Fishing National Championship were:

First place: Lake County High School Fishing Club – Cooper Goff and Nathan Phillips, both of Kelseyville, Calif., five bass, 23-9.

Second place: Lake County High School Fishing Club – Sheldon Reese, Witter Springs, Calif., and Sam West, Fort Bragg, Calif., five bass, 19-14.

Third place: Vista Del Lago High School, Folsom, Calif. – Christopher Gritts and Westly Gritts, both of Folsom, Calif., five bass, 19-3.

Fourth place: Anzar High School, San Benito County, Calif. – Michael Alaga, Aromas, Calif., and Brandon Delbridge, Tracy, Calif., five bass, 18-7.

Fifth place: Lodi High School, Lodi, Calif. – Kyle Mann, Lodi, Calif., and Cole Koenig, Woodbridge, Calif., five bass, 17-12.

Rounding out the top 10 were:

Sixth place: Alhambra High School, Alhambra, Calif. – James Alderman and Ryan Beaty, both of Martinez, Calif., five bass, 17-10.

Seventh place: Nor Cal Junior Bass Club – Gavin Eberhart and Evan Funk, both of Palo Cedro, Calif., five bass, 17-8.

Eighth place: Buchanan High School, Clovis, Calif. – Josh Poore and Brendan Holden, both of Clovis, Calif., 17-0.

Ninth place: Vista Del Lago High School, Folsom, Calif. – Hunter Jacobson, Orangevale, Calif., and Brennon Sharp, Folsom, Calif., five bass, 16-8.

10th place: Yuba Sutter Fishing Club – Brian Lopez, Yuba City, Calif., and Jake Keithly, Lakeport, Calif., five bass, 16-2.

Complete results from the event can be found at www.FLWFishing.com .

The 2019 Bass Pro Shops FLW High School Fishing Clear Lake Open was a two-person (team) event for students in grades 7-12, open to any Student Angler Federation affiliated high school club in the United States.

The top 10 percent of each Challenge, Open, and state championship field will advance to the 2019 High School Fishing National Championship on a body of water that has yet to be revealed.

The High School Fishing national champions will each receive a $5,000 college scholarship to the school of their choice.

In addition to the High School Fishing National Championship, all High School Fishing anglers nationwide automatically qualify for the world’s largest open high school bass tournament, the 2019 High School Fishing World Finals, held in conjunction with the National Championship. At the 2018 World Finals more than $150,000 in scholarships and prizes were awarded.

Full schedules and the latest announcements are available at www.HighSchoolFishing.org and www.FLWFishing.com .

LAKEPORT, Calif. – The Chico State University duo of Carson Leber of Dixon, California, and Chad Sweitzer of Chico, California, won the YETI FLW College Fishing event on Clear Lake presented by Costa Saturday with a five-bass limit weighing 17 pounds, 9 ounces.

The victory earned the Wildcats’ bass club $2,000 and a slot in the 2020 FLW College Fishing National Championship.

“We ran south and fished near Rattle Snake Island, mostly rock and offshore in 12- to 20-feet-of-water,” said Sweitzer, a junior majoring in accounting. “It was a tough tournament to get bigger fish. We caught a ton of solid 2- to 3-pounders, then Carson caught a big 5½ to 6-pounder and that was the difference maker for us.”

The duo said that they caught the majority of their fish with ½-ounce brown and purple Pepper Custom Baits Football jigs with brown and purple Strike King Rage Craws.

“Near the end of the day we started throwing a Megabass Vision 110 jerkbait on offshore grass and we caught around 10 keepers,” said Leber, a senior majoring in concrete industry management. “It was awesome and I wished we would have tried that a little earlier. But, our key bait throughout the day was definitely the jig.”

The top 10 teams that advanced to the 2020 College Fishing National Championship are:

First place: California State University-Chico – Carson Leber, Dixon, Calif., and Chad Sweitzer, Chico, Calif., five bass, 17-9, $2,650.

Second place: New Mexico State University – Ty Faulconer, Santa Clarita, Calif., and Daylon Smith, Frazier Park, Calif., five bass, 16-11, $1,200.

Third place: California State University-East Bay – Yuan Liu, Hayward, Calif., and Zane Kazaka, Clearlake, Calif., five bass, 15-4, $500.

Fourth place: Washington State University – Madden Tobeck, Eatonville Wash., and Nathan Baespflug, Sumner, Wash., five bass, 14-9, $500.

Fifth place: California Polytechnic State University – Hugh Cosculluela, The Woodlands, Texas, and Patrick Ellis, San Diego, Calif., five bass, 13-15, $500.

Sixth place: Sonoma State University – Josh Hanna, Danville, Calif., and Logan Green, Arroyo Grande, Calif., five bass, 13-11.

Seventh place: California Polytechnic State University – Wyatt Debusk, Paso Robles, Calif., and Dane Morris, Agoura Hills, Calif., five bass, 13-5.

Eighth place: California Polytechnic State University – Ryan Scarcella, Gilroy, Calif., and Sam Morita, Sebastopol, Calif., five bass, 12-8.

Ninth place: California Polytechnic State University – Hadyn Evans, Lower Lake, Calif., five bass, 12-5.

Tenth place: University of California-Merced – Kalib Caples, Sebastopol, Calif., and Herbie LeBlanc, Merced, Calif., five bass, 12-4.

Complete results for the entire field can be found at www.FLWFishing.com .

The YETI FLW College Fishing event on Clear Lake presented by Costa was hosted by Konocti Vista Casino Resort & Marina. It was the second of three regular-season qualifying tournaments for Western Conference anglers.

The next event for FLW College Fishing anglers will be the YETI FLW College Fishing at the Chesapeake Bay presented by Bass Pro Shops, May 31 at the Chesapeake Bay in Edgewood, Maryland.

YETI FLW College Fishing teams compete in three regular-season qualifying tournaments in one of five conferences – Central, Northern, Southern, Southeastern and Western. All participants must be registered, full-time students at a college, university or community college and members of a college fishing club that is recognized by their school.

The top 10 teams from each division’s three regular-season tournaments and the top 20 teams from the annual FLW College Fishing Open will advance to the 2020 FLW College Fishing National Championship.

Additional teams will qualify for the National Championship if the field size in regular-season events exceeds 100 boats. The Potomac River and Marbury, Maryland, will play host to the 2019 FLW College Fishing National Championship, June 4 to 6, 2019.

For complete details and updated information visit www.FLWFishing.com. For regular updates, photos, tournament news and more, follow YETI FLW College Fishing on FLW’s social media outlets at Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and YouTube.

LOWER LAKE, Calif. – Two local men were seriously injured in a Sunday afternoon crash in which the unusual weekend weather is believed to have played a part.

John Ritter, 55, of Hidden Valley Lake and Gary Reis, 65, of Kelseyville both sustained major injuries in the wreck, which occurred at 12:21 p.m. Sunday on Highway 29 north of Diener Drive, between Kelseyville and Lower Lake, according to the Clear Lake Area office of the California Highway Patrol.

The CHP said Ritter was driving a 2015 Ford Edge SUV southbound on Highway 29 at approximately 55 miles per hour as Reis drove a 2005 Chevrolet Silverado pickup northbound at approximately 45 miles per hour.

For reasons that the CHP said are yet to be determined, Ritter lost control of his SUV and crossed over the set of solid double yellow lines into the northbound lane and into the path of Reis’ pickup.

Reis was not able to avoid Ritter’s SUV, and the two vehicles collided head-on in the northbound lane, where both vehicles came to rest, blocking that lane, the CHP said.

The CHP said both Reis and Ritter were wearing their seatbelts at the time of the collision.

Ritter was transported to Sutter Lakeside Hospital while Reis was taken to Adventist Health Clear Lake for treatment, the CHP said.

The CHP said it appears that inclement weather conditions were a contributing factor in the cause of this collision.

Lake County residents reported a heavy hailstorm had occurred in the Lower Lake area late Sunday morning, not long before the crash was reported.

Following the crash, there also were reports of at least one other vehicle sliding off the roadway nearby, based on scanner traffic.

The cause of the collision is still under investigation, the CHP said.

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LAKEPORT, Calif. – The Board of Supervisors is planning to continue a discussion on potential regulation of industrial hemp.

The board will meet beginning at 9 a.m. Tuesday, May 21, in the board chambers on the first floor of the Lake County Courthouse, 255 N. Forbes St., Lakeport.

The meeting can be watched live on Channel 8 and online at https://countyoflake.legistar.com/Calendar.aspx . Accompanying board documents, the agenda and archived board meeting videos also are available at that link.

At 9:45 a.m., in an item continued from April 9, the board will consider giving staff direction on county regulation regarding industrial hemp.

Community Development Director Michalyn DelValle’s report to the board explained that the California Office of Administrative Law recently approved regulations pertaining to industrial hemp.

DelValle said the California Department of Food and Agriculture can now open registration with county agricultural commissioners for industrial hemp cultivation.

She said the state has determined that industrial hemp is an agricultural commodity and therefore is currently permitted as a primary use within the following zoning districts: Agricultural preserve, agriculture, timberland preserve, rural lands, rural residential and open space.

DelValle’s report said that, based on her research, when male hemp plants are grown it poses a risk to cannabis cultivation where cross pollination can occur. She said several other counties have recommended that hemp be grown at least 10 miles from commercial cannabis cultivation.

Because it can be difficult to distinguish between hemp and cannabis, she said staff recommends that hemp sites be fenced for security purposes and be set back from uses that may attract children or that provide a service for children.

Staff is recommending that the Lake County Zoning Ordinance be amended to require a zoning permit for industrial hemp in the zoning districts listed above and that industrial hemp cultivation sites follow these rules: Have a setback of a minimum of 10 miles from an approved commercial cannabis site; be completely fenced with a minimum of 6 foot high solid fence; be set back a minimum of 1,000 feet from any public or private school for grades K through 12, a developed park containing playground equipment or a licensed child care facility or nursery school, church or youth orientated facility catering to or providing services primarily intended for minors.

Also on Tuesday, in an item timed for 10 a.m., the board will hold a public hearing regarding amendments to county rules pertaining to adult personal use, qualified patient and primary caregiver cultivation, commercial cannabis cultivation and to establish a permit process for microbusiness and amendments to allow retail sales of cannabis subject to obtaining a major use permit and an amendment to allow retail sales of cannabis as a permitted use.

Under the same item, sitting as Lake County Air Quality Management District Board of Directors, the supervisors will discuss and consider a resolution establishing a temporary deferral of the collection of fees for processing Air Quality Management District cannabis cultivation permits.

In untimed items, the board will get an update on development projects currently in process and consider a resolution declaring the intent to sell county-owned land on Arabian Lane in Hidden Valley Lake. The staff report said the county has been approached by Valley Oaks Land and Development Inc. about the possibility of transferring ownership of the property, valued at about $4,000.

The full agenda follows.

CONSENT AGENDA

5.1: Adopt proclamation designating the week of May 19 to 25, 2019, as Wildfire Awareness Week in Lake County.

5.2: Approve second amendment to side letter with the Lake County Deputy Sheriff’s Association for on-call status for patrol deputies.

5.3: Adopt resolution approving a cooperative Agreement No. 19-0040-000-SA with the California Department of Food and agriculture farmer’s market program for the county of Lake.

5.4: Adopt resolution approving a cooperative Agreement No. 19-73-06-0256-RA with the U.S. Department of Agriculture to provide an animal damage control program for the county of Lake.

5.5: Approve advanced salary step appointment of Richard Bachman to county veterinarian.

5.6: Adopt proclamation designating the month of May 2019 as Mental Health Awareness Month.

5.7: Approve advance step 5 hiring of Ms. Judith Krings in the position of registered nurse, extra help 900-hour .

5.8: Approve contract between the county of Lake Health Services and Trina Maia, for physical therapy services in support of the California Children’s Services Program and the Medical Therapy Program for a term starting July 1, 2019 through June 30, 2020, and a maximum amount of $108,500; and authorize the board chair to sign.

5.9: Approve contract between the county of Lake Health Services and Sheila McCarthy for occupational therapy services in support of the California Children’s Services Program and the Medical Therapy Program for a term starting July 1, 2019, through June 30, 2020, and a maximum amount of $27,245.00; and authorize the board chair to sign.

5.10: Award of bid for the Clark Drive Pavement Repair Project; Bid No. 18/24; Federal Aid Project No.: BRLS-5914(025) .

5.11: Approve budget transfer in the amount of $28,937 in the Sheriff/Marine Patrol budget 2205, transferring funds from object code 17.00 into 62.74, in the amount of $28,937.

5.12: (a) Waive the formal bidding process, per Ordinance #2406, Purchasing Code 38.2, as it is not in the public interest due to the unique nature of goods or services; and (b) approve agreement between the county of Lake and PJ Helicopters for Calendar Year 2019 in the amount of $60,000 and authorize the chair to sign; (c) approve agreement between the county of Lake and A&P Helicopters for Fiscal Year 2019-20 in the amount of $100,000 and authorize the chair to sign; and (d) approve agreement between the county of Lake and Sierra Air Helicopters in the amount of $30,000 and authorize the chair to sign.

5.13: Adopt resolution to appropriate revenue from the Drug Enforcement Agency to the Sheriff/Marijuana budget 2203, in the amount of $75,000 for marijuana eradication.

5.14: Approve first amendment to the contract between county of Lake and North Coast Opportunities Inc. for the Housing Support Program in the amount of $1,927.60, from Jan. 1, 2018, to December 31, 2021, and authorize the chair to sign.

TIMED ITEMS

6.2, 9:10 a.m.: (a) Presentation of proclamation designating the month of May 2019 as Mental Health Awareness Month; and (b) presentation of proclamation designating the week of May 19 to 25, 2019, as Wildfire Awareness Week in Lake County.

6.3, 9:11 a.m.: Consideration of continuing a proclamation of a local emergency due to an atmospheric river event 2019.

6.4, 9:12 a.m.: Consideration of continuing a proclamation of a local emergency due to the Mendocino Complex fire incident (River and Ranch fires).

6.5, 9:13 a.m.: Consideration of continuing a proclamation of a local emergency due to the Pawnee fire incident.

6.6, 9:14 a.m.: Consideration of continuing a proclamation of a local emergency due to the Sulphur fire incident.

6.7, 9:15 a.m.: Consideration of continuing a proclamation of a local emergency due to Clayton fire.

6.8, 9:16 a.m.: Consideration of continuing a proclamation of a local emergency due to the atmospheric river storm 2017.

6.9, 9:17 a.m.: Consideration of continuing the declaration of a local health emergency and order prohibiting the endangerment of the community through the unsafe removal, transportation, and disposal of fire debris for the Mendocino Complex fire.

6.10, 9:20 a.m.: Public hearing, consideration of a resolution amending the master fee schedule for departmental services rendered by the county.

6.11, 9:30 a.m.: Public hearing, sitting as the Lake County Housing Commission, five-year plan for 2019 to 2024, and administrative plan for 2019.

6.12, 9:45 a.m.: Continued from April 9, consideration of discussion and direction to staff concerning the county regulation of industrial hemp.

6.13, 10 a.m.: (a) Public hearing, consideration of ordinance amendment, AM 19-02 to amend Chapter 21 of the Lake County Zoning Ordinance to allow amendments to Article 27 pertaining to adult personal use, qualified patient and primary caregiver cultivation, commercial cannabis cultivation and to establish a permit process for microbusiness and amendments to Article 18 to allow retail sales of cannabis subject to obtaining a major use permit and amend Article 19 allow retail sales of cannabis as a permitted use; and (b) sitting as Lake County Air Quality Management District Board of Directors, discussion and consideration of a resolution establishing a temporary deferral of the collection of fees for processing Air Quality Management District cannabis cultivation permits.

UNTIMED ITEMS

7.2: Consideration of presentation to update the board on development projects currently in process.

7.3: Consideration of the Award of Bid No. 18-14 for the Southshore Behavioral Health Re-Roofing Project in the amount of $217,700 to Solano County Roofing Inc. and authorize the chair to sign the agreement and notice of award.

7.4: Consideration of resolution declaring the Board of Supervisors intent to sell property not required for public use, located at Arabian Lane, Hidden Valley Lake, California Pursuant to Government Code Section 25520 Et.Seq.

CLOSED SESSION

8.1: Public employee evaluations: County Administrative Officer Carol Huchingson, Community Development Director Michalyn DelValle.

8.2: Conference with legal counsel: Significant exposure to litigation pursuant to Gov. Code Sec. 54956.9(d)(2)(e)(3): California River Watch.

8.3: Conference with legal counsel: Existing litigation pursuant to Gov. Code sec. 54956.9(d)(1): County of Lake, et al. v. PG&E, et al.

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LAKEPORT, Calif. – This week the Lakeport City Council will get the illegal fireworks plan from the police chief and consider a surface water plant equipment purchase.

The council will meet beginning at 6 p.m. Tuesday, May 21, in the council chambers at Lakeport City Hall, 225 Park St.

On Tuesday Police Chief Brad Rasmussen will ask the council to receive and file the Illegal Fireworks Police Operation Plan for the 30-day period surrounding July 4 – June 17 through July 16.

City municipal code requires that the Lakeport Police Department present the operation plan to the council.

The plan has to identify areas in the city where illegal fireworks were a problem in the previous year, a detailed explanation of the deployment of fire and law enforcement personnel to deal with those troublesome areas as well as with the balance of the city, a report on the apparatus and personnel who will be on duty for the period of June 17 through July 16, and more particularly, on July 1 through 5, and recommendations on and discussion of what, if any, dedicated illegal fireworks enforcement patrols there should be for that year and all other relevant information and statistics deemed necessary by the City Council.

Rasmussen’s report notes that there are significant increases in the number of visitors to our city during the July 4 holiday and the 30-day period surrounding it.

“In order to provide for proper public safety, the Police Department increases its staffing levels as much as possible in the period surrounding July 4. During the fireworks show on July 4, the Police Department deploys all of our staff as well as mutual aid staff from other law enforcement agencies in Lake County. The police department has developed the 2019 fireworks period operation plan along with public notices regarding the use and discharge of legal fireworks,” his report said.

In other business, the utilities superintendent will ask the council to authorize the city manager to execute the contract with Carbon Activated Corp. to replace the granular activated carbon in two of the four vessels at the surface water plant for an amount not to exceed $54,372.16.

Also on the agenda Tuesday is a presentation of the Business of the Quarter award by the Lakeport Main Street Association and a presentation by Maryanne Petrillo of the West Business Development Center.

On the consent agenda – items considered noncontroversial and usually accepted as a slate on one vote – are ordinances; minutes of the regular council meeting on May 7; the May 14 warrant register; confirmation of the continuing existence of a local emergency for the Mendocino Complex fire; confirmation of the continuing existence of a local emergency for the February 2019 storms; approval of the Lakeside Car and Boat Show event application and agreement between the city of Lakeport and Tony Barthel and David Lakotas and require event staff to continue to meet with city staff to ensure that all concerns and requirements are met prior to the event; approval of event application 2019-018, with staff recommendations, for the 2019 Pumpkins in October event; approval of event application 2019-019, with staff recommendations, for the Loki Fest event, and require event organizers to meet with city staff to ensure that all concerns and requirements are met prior to the event; adoption of resolution adopting the city of Lakeport Title VI Plan; and review and filing of the third quarter financial update.

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052119 Lakeport City Council agenda packet by LakeCoNews on Scribd

LAKE COUNTY, Calif. – Lake County Animal Care and Control has four cats waiting to be adopted this week.

The following cats at the Lake County Animal Care and Control shelter have been cleared for adoption.

Female domestic short hair

This female domestic short hair cat has an all-black coat and gold eyes.

She already has been spayed.

She’s in kennel No. 68, ID No. 12183.

Female domestic short hair

This female domestic short hair cat has a gray tabby coat and green eyes.

She’s in cat room kennel No. 78, ID No. 12225.

Male domestic short hair

This male domestic short hair has a gray coat and gold eyes.

He’s in cat room kennel No. 134, ID No. 12218.

Male domestic short hair

This male domestic short hair has an orange tabby coat and gold eyes.

He’s in kennel No. 137, ID No. 12163.

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, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., and 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., Saturday. The shelter is open from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday and on Saturday from 11 a.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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