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LAKE COUNTY, Calif. – The Lake County Registrar of Voters Office has issued an update on the deadlines to file to run for a number of local special district, fire district and school board seats in November.
Registrar of Voters Diane Fridley said the nomination period to file for candidacy for certain elective offices for the upcoming Nov. 6 Statewide General Election has been extended for all qualified persons other than the incumbent officeholders until 5 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 15.
The nomination period has been extended due to the nonfiling of incumbent officeholders of the following districts.
The impacted seats are as follows.
– Mendocino-lake Community College District, Trustee Area No 5 (Lake and Mendocino Counties): One vacancy, four-year term.
– Lake County Board of Education: Trustee Area No. 3, four-year term.
– Kelseyville Unified School District: Two vacancies, four-year terms.
– Konocti Unified School District: Three vacancies, four-year terms.
– Lakeport Unified School District: Two vacancies, four-year terms; one vacancy, two-year unexpired term.
– Middletown Unified School District: Three vacancies, four-year terms.
– Upper Lake Unified School District: Five vacancies.
– Lake Pillsbury Fire Protection District: Five vacancies.
Interested persons desiring information regarding filing for any of the elective offices that have been extended advised to contact the Lake County Registrar of Voters office, located in Room 209 on the second floor of the Lake County Courthouse, 255 N. Forbes St., Lakeport, telephone 707-263-2372, during regular business hours of 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. prior to the extended filing deadline of Aug. 15.
Registrar of Voters Diane Fridley said the nomination period to file for candidacy for certain elective offices for the upcoming Nov. 6 Statewide General Election has been extended for all qualified persons other than the incumbent officeholders until 5 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 15.
The nomination period has been extended due to the nonfiling of incumbent officeholders of the following districts.
The impacted seats are as follows.
– Mendocino-lake Community College District, Trustee Area No 5 (Lake and Mendocino Counties): One vacancy, four-year term.
– Lake County Board of Education: Trustee Area No. 3, four-year term.
– Kelseyville Unified School District: Two vacancies, four-year terms.
– Konocti Unified School District: Three vacancies, four-year terms.
– Lakeport Unified School District: Two vacancies, four-year terms; one vacancy, two-year unexpired term.
– Middletown Unified School District: Three vacancies, four-year terms.
– Upper Lake Unified School District: Five vacancies.
– Lake Pillsbury Fire Protection District: Five vacancies.
Interested persons desiring information regarding filing for any of the elective offices that have been extended advised to contact the Lake County Registrar of Voters office, located in Room 209 on the second floor of the Lake County Courthouse, 255 N. Forbes St., Lakeport, telephone 707-263-2372, during regular business hours of 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. prior to the extended filing deadline of Aug. 15.
The fireworks show you watched in July most likely lasted 20 minutes. But in August, you can watch some celestial fireworks that will last hours and hours.
This is the Perseid meteor shower. with a clear sky, observers will be able to see up to 60 meteors per hour at its peak.
The Perseid meteors are produced by debris from a comet known as 109P/Swift-Tuttle. With a nucleus of about 16 miles (26 kilometers), it’s the largest object known to repeatedly swing by Earth and will appear again in 2126.
In the meantime, Earth will pass through the dust left by previous passes of the comet from July through August, with the peak taking place on the night of Aug. 12 into the morning of Aug. 13.
A meteor is the streak of light visible in the sky as dust particles burn up high in the atmosphere.
Mark your calendars now because this night is when you’ll see the highest rate of meteors as they radiate from the constellation Perseus.
Astronomer Bill Cooke of NASA’s Meteoroid Environment Office, offerED this insight: "This year the Moon will be near new moon. It will be a crescent, which means it will set before the Perseid show gets underway after midnight. The Moon is very favorable for the Perseids this year, and that'll make the Perseids probably the best shower of 2018."
The speed of a firework rocket is about 150 miles per hour (241 km/h). By comparison, the speed of a particle that makes a Perseid meteor is about 132,000 miles per hour (212,000 km/h). That means that even a small amount of dust from the comet will burn brightly and colorfully as it disintegrates in Earth’s atmosphere.
Being icy bodies, Perseid meteors are moving far too fast to survive the heat of ablation; very few survive to an altitude of 45 miles.
According to Bill Cooke, the key to seeing a meteor shower is "to take in as much sky as possible. Plan ahead by locating a viewing area that’s away from the bright lights of a city or town. Ideally, you want as few lights around you as possible.
Next, take a sleeping bag, air mattress, or comfortable chair for viewing as you’ll need to wait about 30 minutes after you arrive for your eyes to adjust to the dark.
Avoid looking at your cell phone, as the bright display can prevent your eyes from adapting. If you need a light, use one with relatively low intensity and a red filter.
Be prepared to be amazed as you view an average of a meteor a minute for hours and hours. The show starts around 10 p.m. local time, with rates gradually increasing as the night gives way to dawn.
The Perseid meteor shower, peaking on Aug. 12 and 13. For the backyard astronomer in all of us, this is truly nature’s best firework show.
For more information on this and other meteor showers, soar over to http://science.nasa.gov.
LAKE COUNTY, Calif. – Officials said the Mendocino Complex continued to challenge firefighters on Saturday, with acreage edging up once more.
The complex burned another 3,000 acres – all of it on the Ranch fire – for a day’s-end total of 328,226 acres. Containment remained at 67 percent, according to Cal Fire.
Cal Fire said the River fire continued on Saturday to be held at 48,920 acres and 92-percent containment, with suppression repair and patrolling under way, while the Ranch fire grew to 279,306 acres and 58-percent containment.
All on its own, the Ranch fire is one of the largest fires in California history.
In its Saturday evening report, Cal Fire said the northwest corner of the Ranch fire remained very active throughout the day. The northeast corner of the fire remained active as well,
and both northern corners are proving to be very challenging.
Cal Fire said hot weather and wind are adding to the challenge for firefighters, continuing to drive the fire north in both directions. The heavy smoke from active fire and terrain limit the ability to find access points for direct attack on the fire front.
For fire officials, the Ranch fire’s northern fire front will continue to be a priority for fire suppression resources.
Air attack also will continue to fly as visibility and weather permits, Cal Fire said. The thickness of the smoke has caused some aircraft to be curtailed over the past two weeks.
Helicopters continued to work along the Northshore on Saturday, hauling buckets on long lines between the lake and the fire area.
Assigned resources were rolled back slightly on Saturday as demands for firefighters and engines continued around California because of other wildland fire incidents.
The destroyed structure count remains at 258 (139 residences, 119 other structures), and the structures damaged tally also is unchanged at 37 (13 residences, 24 other buildings).
Cal Fire said 3,422 firefighters, 281 engines, 87 water tenders, 20 helicopters, 61 hand crews and 76 dozers are working the incident.
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LUCERNE, Calif. -- After a busy day Friday the Local Assistance Center in Lucerne continued operations Saturday with plans to remain in Lucerne until Friday, August 17.
The center is located at the Lucerne Alpine Senior Center, at the corner of 10th and Country Club Drive.
Theresa Showen, program manager with Lake County social services described her work "as soon as an area opens up to repopulate we help people to get food and get the resources they need to get back into their homes."
Additionally, information for long term recovery is provided to clients. The LAC will be open 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. daily with flexible hours as need diminishes.
"If it looks like it may be something ongoing we may extend that time," Showen said.
Saturday the center was not a shoulder to shoulder crush as it was Friday. "We served over 290 families yesterday in five hours (Friday)," Showen said.
At the LAC people are greeted at the door, damage assessments are taken and people are walked to all agencies they need to talk to and provided meals and food to take home.
Across Tenth street in the First Lutheran Church parking lot, church members continue to dispense dog food and canned cat food until the supplies run out. Passersby are loudly told "welcome home", offered pet food and a kind ear to hear people's stories.
LAKE COUNTY, Calif. – As firefighters raise containment on the Mendocino Complex, the incident has continued to grow, with its record-breaking acreage total edging up again by Saturday morning.
The Mendocino Complex reached 325,226 acres, with total containment up by 7 percent to 67 percent, according to Cal Fire.
The Ranch fire, the portion of the complex where new fire growth is taking place, is now 276,306 acres and 58-percent contained, while the River fire remains at 48,920 acres with containment up to 92 percent, Cal Fire reported.
The latest damage assessment numbers released on Saturday showed an increase in both the count of structures destroyed and those damaged.
The count of destroyed structures is now 258: 139 residences, 119 other structures. Structures damaged total 37, of which 13 are residences and 24 are other buildings.
Officials said 1,525 structures remain threatened.
There are approximately 3,521 firefighters assigned to the complex, which officials said includes 41 firefighters from Australia and New Zealand. An additional 200 active duty military firefighters from the 14th Brigade Engineer Battalion arrived Friday and are going through basic firefighting field training for the next two days.
Other resources include 293 engines, 92 water tenders, 20 helicopters, 65 hand crews and 80 dozers, Cal Fire reported.
With the River fire portion of the complex nearly fully contained, the main push of the firefighting effort is now taking place on the Ranch fire, and a lot of fire suppression work is taking place Mendocino National Forest. As a result, the U.S Forest Service and Cal Fire are in unified command on the complex.
The Ranch Fire grew has grown approximately 20,000 acres in the last 24 hours, according to a Saturday report from Mendocino National Forest spokeswoman Punky Moore.
She said fire activity increased in the northwest corner of the fire near the Pine Mountain Project, Potato Hill area and Little Sullivan Ridge on Friday.
Columns of smoke could be seen from the surrounding communities; Lake County residents saw a smoke plume from that fire activity on Friday afternoon. Moore said air tankers and helicopters were used to help slow the fire’s advance.
The Ranch Fire continued to spread into the Snow Mountain Wilderness, burning past Letts Lake Friday afternoon. Moore said the Ranch fire also burning in the Berryessa Snow Mountain National Monument.
Due to increased fire activity, firefighters had to suspend construction of the dozer line
along McLeod Ridge from Lake Pillsbury towards Rice Valley. Moore said they were able to hold and improve the portion of the dozer line that has already been constructed.
She said crews continued to cut fireline in the steep canyons near Clover Valley in the southern portion of the fire. Helicopters were also used to suppress hot spots and flare-ups. Good progress was made constructing contingency dozer lines in the Potter Valley area and along Bushy Camp and Noel Ridges.
Dozer operators will continue constructing dozer line along Gilmore Ridge and north through the 2012 Mill Fire scar toward Davis Flat. Moore said that is meant to secure the fire’s northeast corner to keep the fire west of Stonyford and Century Ranch.
Construction of a contingency dozer line along Noel Springs Ridge and Bushy Camp Ridge as an extra precaution is continuing Saturday, she said.
Firefighters are continuing to work around structures in the Lake Pillsbury area Saturday, clearing and improving lines around the residences. Reinforcing the dozer line running from the Eel river northeast to south of the community will continue, according to Moore.
Moore said crews will improve and hold the dozer line along McLeod Ridge on Saturday. Fire managers are looking for opportunities to build fireline between Split Rock and Potato Hill
Crews also will improve fireline in the steep canyons near Clover Valley in the southern portion of the fire.
Engines will mop-up and patrol the areas around Long Valley and Spring Valley, she said, while firefighters improve the roads around the northern and western edges of the Pine Mountain Project in order to contain the fire’s spread to the north and west near Potter
Valley. Crews will improve the contingency dozer line around Potter Valley.
The date for estimated full containment remains Sept. 1, Cal Fire said.
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LUCERNE, Calif. -- The North Bay Vet center has set up in Lucerene Harbor Park to provide counseling and resources for Veterans.
"We're up here to provide service in Lucerne to any vet, if we can't provide counseling we'll point them wehere they need to go," Michael Ergo executive director of the North Bay Vet Center said Saturday, "whatever they need, we can connect them."
Ergo plans to move te mobile unit into the First Lutheran parking lot Sunday to provide veteran's services closer to the Local Assistance Center located in the Lucerne Senior Center.