Wayne Breazeale of Kelseyville, Calif., won the Costa FLW Series at Clear Lake presented by Evinrude Saturday, May 12, 2018. Photo by Jesse Schultz.
LAKEPORT, Calif. – Pro Wayne Breazeale of Kelseyville won the Costa FLW Series at Clear Lake presented by Evinrude Saturday after bringing a limit of bass weighing 14 pounds, 6 ounces to the scale.
Breazeale’s three-day total of 15 bass weighing 60-7 gave him the win by a 2-pound, 15-ounce margin and earned him the top prize of $82,338, including a brand new Ranger Z518C boat with a 200-horsepower Evinrude or Mercury outboard.
“This is the biggest win of my career,” Breazeale said about his first career victory in FLW competition. “I live on the lake and have been fishing it for 40 years. I had to pull a few tricks out of my hat this week, but I had a phenomenal tournament and I really needed this win.”
Breazeale estimated that he caught around 100 keepers throughout the week, with the majority coming on Thursday and Friday and around 20 keepers on Saturday.
He targeted docks and the thick tule shorelines on the south end of the lake with a Margarita Mutilator-colored Roboworm on a drop-shot rig, a wacky-rigged watermelon and purple flake-colored Yamamoto Senko and a white Yamamoto Grub on a dart head jig.
“About half of my fish came from the tules, half from the docks,” Breazeale said. “I was catching a couple of sight fish as well – I caught two on each of the first two days and one on Saturday on the Senko.
“I really think that there were two keys to my win this week,” Breazeale went on to say. “First was my experience on the lake. I had to try some tricks – real light line. The 6-pound (Seaguar InvisX) fluorocarbon was key. Also, I was fishing the new Powell Endurance rods along with the Max 3D series and they were crucial to feeling those light bites and keeping them buttoned up.”
The top 10 pros on Clear Lake finished:
First: Wayne Breazeale, Kelseyville, Calif., 15 bass, 60-7, $82,338.
Second: Nick Nourot, Benicia, Calif., 15 bass, 57-8, $13,810.
Third: Joe Uribe Jr., Surprise, Ariz., 15 bass, 56-8, $10,792.
Fourth: Richard Dobyns, Marysville, Calif., 15 bass, 51-14, $9,158.
Fifth: Benjamin Byrd, Moab, Utah, 15 bass, 51-14, $8,019.
Sixth: Scott MacKenzie, Hercules, Calif., 15 bass, 51-0, $7,128.
Eighth: Matt Dal Porto, Sutter, Calif., 15 bass, 45-12, $5,346.
Ninth: Paul Bailey, Kelseyville, Calif., 15 bass, 45-2, $4,455.
Tenth: Stephen Tosh Jr., Modesto, Calif., 15 bass, 43-2, $3,564.
Full results for the entire field can be found at www.FLWFishing.com .
Dobyns caught an 8-pound, 7-ounce bass Friday – the biggest of the tournament – and earned the day’s Boater Big Bass award of $248.
Rick Grover of Trabuco Canyon, California, won the Co-angler Division and a Ranger Z175 with a 90-horsepower outboard motor and a $5,000 Ranger Cup bonus with a three-day total of 15 bass weighing 42 pounds, 1 ounce. Geoff Peterson of Huntington Beach, California, finished runner-up with 15 bass weighing 41-6, good for $4,532.
The top 10 Co-anglers on Clear Lake finished:
First: Rick Grover, Trabuco Canyon, Calif., 15 bass, 42-1, Ranger Z175 boat with 90-horsepower outboard + $5,000 Ranger Cup.
Second: Geoff Peterson, Huntington Beach, Calif., 15 bass, 41-6, $4,532.
Diaz caught the biggest bass of the tournament in the Co-angler Division Friday, a bass weighing 6 pounds, 6 ounces that earned him the day’s Co-angler Big Bass award of $165.
The Costa FLW Series on Clear Lake presented by Evinrude was hosted by the Konocti Vista Casino Resort & Marina. It was the second of three FLW Series Western Division tournaments in the 2018 season.
The next Costa FLW Series tournament will be a Central Division tournament, held June 7 to 9 on Lake Barkley in Cadiz, Kentucky presented by T-H Marine. For a complete schedule, visit www.FLWFishing.com.
The Costa FLW Series consists of five U.S. divisions – Central, Northern, Southeastern, Southwestern and Western – along with the International division.
Each U.S. division consists of three regular-season tournaments with competitors vying for valuable points that could earn them the opportunity to compete in the season-ending Costa FLW Series Championship.
The 2018 Costa FLW Series Championship is being held Nov. 1-3 on Lake Guntersville in Guntersville, Alabama, and is hosted by the Marshall County Convention and Visitors Bureau.
Trinkets from the treasure chest are just some of the prizes in the Lake County Library Summer Reading Program, this year open to people of all ages. The library everyone to read some books, have some fun, and maybe win a prize. Find out how at any branch of the Lake County Library. Photo courtesy of the Lake County Library.
LAKEPORT, Calif. – The Lake County Library invites residents to go on a journey with the 2018 Summer Reading Program, “Reading Takes You Everywhere.”
The program is open to all ages, so everyone can join in the fun.
Signups begin May 19 at all four Lake County Library branches. You can sign up any time during the program which ends July 28. Once you sign up you can keep track of your reading progress when you return your books to the library.
There are three programs, each targeting a different age group from children to adults.
The Lakeport Library at 1425 N. High St. will host “Super Sign-up Saturday” on May 19 for the children’s program. Fun, surprises and other good stuff are on the agenda for the day. The library is open 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
When young people aren’t engaged in educational activities during the summer, they experience learning loss. Reading just five books over the summer can prevent summer learning loss. Rich, engaging and free educational activities like summer reading programs are excellent tools to address the achievement gap.
Library summer reading programs began in the 1890s as a way to help children maintain their reading skills when school was out for the summer. Summer reading programs have been happening in Lake County for decades.
There have been many studies that show that students who read often achieve higher academic success than students who rarely read. Also, students who read just for fun are more likely to do better in school.
A study performed by Dominican University in 2010 found that students who were part of a library summer reading program had better reading skills at the end of the third grade than students who didn’t participate.
The Lake County Library kids program is recommended for children ages from newborn to 14. When you sign up at your local library you can pick up a reading log and start reading library books. When you return library books to the front desk, the library staff will log your page count.
For every page you read you get a reading point. For every 50 points you get a sticker for your reading log. At end of the program in August, there will be a party for the children who participate.
Tweens and teens ages 11 to 18 can sign up for the teen program. Visit the library desk when you return books to get reading credit. For every 200 pages you read, you will be entered in a grand prize drawing. There will also be a variety of events for teens over the summer at the library.
The Lake County Library has a summer reading program for adults. It’s a fun way to challenge yourself to read more this summer.Just like the teen program, for every 200 pages you read, you will be entered in a grand prize drawing.
For each of these programs, if you read at least 1,000 pages the Friends of the Library will donate a book to the library with your name inside to commemorate your reading achievement.
The Lake County Library Summer Reading Program is supported in part by the Friends of the Lake County Library and Friends of Middletown Library.
LAKEPORT, Calif. – A forum for the two candidates in the race to be Lake County’s next district attorney will be held on Monday, May 14.
The forum will begin at 6 p.m. in the Board of Supervisors chambers on the first floor of the Lake County Courthouse, 255 N. Forbes St. in Lakeport.
Steven Brown and Susan Krones will participate in the event.
They will answer a round of at least 10 questions in a timed, rotational format.
Community members may submit questions at the event or by emailing moderator Elizabeth Larson at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..
The forum also will be recorded and posted online.
This year’s forums are sponsored by the Lake County Bar Association, Lake County Economic Development Corp. and Lake County News.
LAKE COUNTY, Calif. – Lake County Animal Care and Control has a full shelter of dogs of all ages and sizes waiting to find their new families.
Dogs available for adoption this week include mixes of blue heeler, boxer, Chihuahua, German Shepherd, hound, Labrador Retriever, pit bull and Rottweiler.
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.
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”).
“Panda” is a female blue heeler mix in quarantine kennel No. 2, ID No. 9985. Photo courtesy of Lake County Animal Care and Control.
‘Panda’
“Panda” is a female blue heeler mix with a medium-length coat.
She’s in quarantine kennel No. 2, ID No. 9985.
“Cherise” is a female boxer mix in kennel No. 10, ID No. 10014. Photo courtesy of Lake County Animal Care and Control.
‘Cherise’
“Cherise” is a female boxer mix with a short brown and white coat.
She’s in kennel No. 10, ID No. 10014.
“Emma” is a female German Shepherd in kennel No. 11, ID No. 9657. Photo courtesy of Lake County Animal Care and Control.
‘Emma’
“Emma” is a very sweet senior female German Shepherd.
She has a short black and tan coat and already has been spayed.
She is available for a $30 adoption ($10 re-registration on microchip and $20 license fee), with all other costs paid.
Animal control said she has heartworm and is being treated for it. They will ask the adopter for a donation towards the treatment.
She’s in kennel No. 11, ID No. 9657.
This male pit bull-Rottweiler mix is in kennel No. 15, ID No. 10023. Photo courtesy of Lake County Animal Care and Control.
Male pit bull-Rottweiler mix
This male pit bull-Rottweiler mix has a short black and brindle coat.
He’s in kennel No. 15, ID No. 10023.
“Bitsy” is a female Chihuahua mix in kennel No. 18a, ID No. 9881. Photo courtesy of Lake County Animal Care and Control.
‘Bitsy’
“Bitsy” is a female Chihuahua mix with a short black and brown coat.
She’s in kennel No. 18a, ID No. 9881.
“Sadie” is a female Chihuahua in kennel No. 18c, ID No. 9879. Photo courtesy of Lake County Animal Care and Control.
‘Sadie’
“Sadie” is a female Chihuahua with a short black and gray coat.
She’s in kennel No. 18c, ID No. 9879.
This male pit bull terrier mix is in kennel No. 26, ID No. 10000. Photo courtesy of Lake County Animal Care and Control.
Male pit bull terrier
This male pit bull terrier mix has a short white coat.
He’s in kennel No. 26, ID No. 10000.
This male German Shepherd is in kennel No. 27, ID No. 10011. Photo courtesy of Lake County Animal Care and Control.
Male German Shepherd
This male German Shepherd has a medium-length black and tan coat.
He’s in kennel No. 27, ID No. 10011.
This male Labrador Retriever mix puppy is in kennel No. 29b, ID No. 10027. Photo courtesy of Lake County Animal Care and Control.
Male Labrador Retriever pup
This male Labrador Retriever mix puppy has a short black and white coat.
He’s in kennel No. 29b, ID No. 10027.
This male Labrador Retriever mix puppy is in kennel No. 29c, ID No. 10028. Photo courtesy of Lake County Animal Care and Control.
Male Labrador Retriever pup
This male Labrador Retriever mix puppy has a short black and white coat.
He’s in kennel No. 29c, ID No. 10028.
This female Labrador Retriever mix puppy is in kennel No. 29d, ID No. 10029. Photo courtesy of Lake County Animal Care and Control.
Female Labrador Retriever pup
This female Labrador Retriever mix puppy has a short black and white coat.
She’s in kennel No. 29d, ID No. 10029.
This male pit bull terrier is in kennel No. 31, ID No. 10013. Photo courtesy of Lake County Animal Care and Control.
Male pit bull terrier
This male pit bull terrier has a short red coat.
He’s in kennel No. 31, ID No. 10013.
This female hound-Labrador Retriever mix is in kennel No. 32, ID No. 9933. Photo courtesy of Lake County Animal Care and Control.
Hound-Labrador Retriever mix
This female hound-Labrador Retriever mix has a short black and white coat.
She’s in kennel No. 32, ID No. 9933.
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.
For more information call Lake County Animal Care and Control at 707-263-0278.
Email Elizabeth Larson at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.. Follow her on Twitter, @ERLarson, or Lake County News, @LakeCoNews.
The Mars Helicopter, a small, autonomous rotorcraft, will travel with the agency’s Mars 2020 rover mission, currently scheduled to launch in July 2020, to demonstrate the viability and potential of heavier-than-air vehicles on the Red Planet.
“NASA has a proud history of firsts,” said NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine. “The idea of a helicopter flying the skies of another planet is thrilling. The Mars Helicopter holds much promise for our future science, discovery, and exploration missions to Mars.”
U.S. Rep. John Culberson of Texas echoed Bridenstine’s appreciation of the impact of American firsts on the future of exploration and discovery.
“It’s fitting that the United States of America is the first nation in history to fly the first heavier-than-air craft on another world,” Culberson said. “This exciting and visionary achievement will inspire young people all over the United States to become scientists and engineers, paving the way for even greater discoveries in the future.”
Started in August 2013 as a technology development project at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL), the Mars Helicopter had to prove that big things could come in small packages.
The result of the team’s four years of design, testing and redesign weighs in at little under four pounds (1.8 kilograms).
Its fuselage is about the size of a softball, and its twin, counter-rotating blades will bite into the thin Martian atmosphere at almost 3,000 rpm – about 10 times the rate of a helicopter on Earth.
“Exploring the Red Planet with NASA’s Mars Helicopter exemplifies a successful marriage of science and technology innovation and is a unique opportunity to advance Mars exploration for the future,” said Thomas Zurbuchen, associate administrator for NASA's Science Mission Directorate at the agency headquarters in Washington. “After the Wright Brothers proved 117 years ago that powered, sustained, and controlled flight was possible here on Earth, another group of American pioneers may prove the same can be done on another world.”
The helicopter also contains built-in capabilities needed for operation at Mars, including solar cells to charge its lithium-ion batteries, and a heating mechanism to keep it warm through the cold Martian nights. But before the helicopter can fly at Mars it has to get there. It will do so attached to the belly pan of the Mars 2020 rover.
“The altitude record for a helicopter flying here on Earth is about 40,000 feet. The atmosphere of Mars is only one percent that of Earth, so when our helicopter is on the Martian surface, it’s already at the Earth equivalent of 100,000 feet up,” said Mimi Aung, Mars Helicopter project manager at JPL. “To make it fly at that low atmospheric density, we had to scrutinize everything, make it as light as possible while being as strong and as powerful as it can possibly be.”
Once the rover is on the planet’s surface, a suitable location will be found to deploy the helicopter down from the vehicle and place it onto the ground. The rover then will be driven away from the helicopter to a safe distance from which it will relay commands.
After its batteries are charged and a myriad of tests are performed, controllers on Earth will command the Mars Helicopter to take its first autonomous flight into history.
“We don’t have a pilot and Earth will be several light minutes away, so there is no way to joystick this mission in real time,” said Aung. “Instead, we have an autonomous capability that will be able to receive and interpret commands from the ground, and then fly the mission on its own.”
The full 30-day flight test campaign will include up to five flights of incrementally farther flight distances, up to a few hundred meters, and longer durations as long as 90 seconds, over a period. On its first flight, the helicopter will make a short vertical climb to 10 feet (3 meters), where it will hover for about 30 seconds.
As a technology demonstration, the Mars Helicopter is considered a high-risk, high-reward project. If it does not work, the Mars 2020 mission will not be impacted. If it does work, helicopters may have a real future as low-flying scouts and aerial vehicles to access locations not reachable by ground travel.
“The ability to see clearly what lies beyond the next hill is crucial for future explorers,” said Zurbuchen. “We already have great views of Mars from the surface as well as from orbit. With the added dimension of a bird’s-eye view from a ‘marscopter,’ we can only imagine what future missions will achieve.”
Mars 2020 will launch on a United Launch Alliance (ULA) Atlas V rocket from Space Launch Complex 41 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida, and is expected to reach Mars in February 2021.
The rover will conduct geological assessments of its landing site on Mars, determine the habitability of the environment, search for signs of ancient Martian life, and assess natural resources and hazards for future human explorers. Scientists will use the instruments aboard the rover to identify and collect samples of rock and soil, encase them in sealed tubes, and leave them on the planet’s surface for potential return to Earth on a future Mars mission.
The Mars 2020 Project at JPL in Pasadena, California, manages rover development for the Science Mission Directorate at NASA Headquarters in Washington. NASA’s Launch Services Program, based at the agency’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, is responsible for launch management.
LAKEPORT, Calif. – The two Northshore residents vying to be the next District 3 supervisor participated in a Wednesday forum.
EJ Crandell and Denise Loustalot answered questions and discussed their goals and issues in the event, which was held in the Board of Supervisors chambers at the Lake County Courthouse in Lakeport.
The full video of the event is shown above.
A forum for district attorney candidates Steven Brown and Susan Krones will be held on Monday, May 14, also in the Board of Supervisors chambers.
This year’s forums are sponsored by the Lake County Bar Association, Lake County Economic Development Corp. and Lake County News.
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