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MIDDLETOWN, Calif. – With the completion of the volunteer dormitory in Middletown Central Park, a major obstacle has been overcome in Lake County’s efforts to rebuild itself after losing over 1600 homes to five major fires since 2015.
Although homeowners with good insurance are just now finishing their rebuilds, most of those who were uninsured or underinsured have been languishing on a long waiting list for assistance from Team Lake County, or TLC, a community-based consortium of nonprofits, churches and other volunteer humanitarian agencies which have been collaborating together to aid the needy.
Members of TLC since it was formed in October of 2015 have been North Coast Opportunities, St. Vincent de Paul, United Methodists, Mennonite Disaster Services, Catholic Charities, Hope City, New Harvest Community Church, Middletown Rancheria and Lake Area Rotary Clubs Association.
Nonprofit builders such as Kevin Cox’s Hope City, which performs the actual construction of new homes, have been hampered until now because it is with volunteers that they get their work accomplished.
Lack of housing for volunteers is no longer a problem. “We can house 47 volunteers,” Tim Saunders of Hope City said as a team of 10 AmeriCorpsvolunteers were moving in for a three-month assignment on Jan. 12.
“We’ve just arrived today,” said a determined looking young man wearing an AmeriCorps t-shirt as he was carrying some of his belongings from his vehicle into the dorm’s sleeping quarters. “We’ll start working tomorrow.”
Cox is the ringleader of the new volunteer headquarters in Middletown Central Park. It was his vision and leadership that inspired its creation.
The major donor for purchasing the building materials for the dorm was Lake County Rising, a fundraising entity for local winegrowers who contributed $200,000. Cox has also credited Kelseyville Lumber for their invaluable partnership.
Hope City, based in Indiana, has experience drawing upon groups of evangelical missionaries from throughout the United States and Canada who volunteer for a week or two at a time to assist in disaster recovery.
Mennonite Disaster Services, based in Pennsylvania, has been a major ally for Hope City in the construction of new homes. Their volunteer dormitory is at the Clearlake Methodist Church in Clearlake.
About 10 homes have been finished by Team Lake County in the first two years of building. Now, with the new dormitory available in Middletown Central Park, it is expected that the production rate will double or triple.
Although homeowners with good insurance are just now finishing their rebuilds, most of those who were uninsured or underinsured have been languishing on a long waiting list for assistance from Team Lake County, or TLC, a community-based consortium of nonprofits, churches and other volunteer humanitarian agencies which have been collaborating together to aid the needy.
Members of TLC since it was formed in October of 2015 have been North Coast Opportunities, St. Vincent de Paul, United Methodists, Mennonite Disaster Services, Catholic Charities, Hope City, New Harvest Community Church, Middletown Rancheria and Lake Area Rotary Clubs Association.
Nonprofit builders such as Kevin Cox’s Hope City, which performs the actual construction of new homes, have been hampered until now because it is with volunteers that they get their work accomplished.
Lack of housing for volunteers is no longer a problem. “We can house 47 volunteers,” Tim Saunders of Hope City said as a team of 10 AmeriCorpsvolunteers were moving in for a three-month assignment on Jan. 12.
“We’ve just arrived today,” said a determined looking young man wearing an AmeriCorps t-shirt as he was carrying some of his belongings from his vehicle into the dorm’s sleeping quarters. “We’ll start working tomorrow.”
Cox is the ringleader of the new volunteer headquarters in Middletown Central Park. It was his vision and leadership that inspired its creation.
The major donor for purchasing the building materials for the dorm was Lake County Rising, a fundraising entity for local winegrowers who contributed $200,000. Cox has also credited Kelseyville Lumber for their invaluable partnership.
Hope City, based in Indiana, has experience drawing upon groups of evangelical missionaries from throughout the United States and Canada who volunteer for a week or two at a time to assist in disaster recovery.
Mennonite Disaster Services, based in Pennsylvania, has been a major ally for Hope City in the construction of new homes. Their volunteer dormitory is at the Clearlake Methodist Church in Clearlake.
About 10 homes have been finished by Team Lake County in the first two years of building. Now, with the new dormitory available in Middletown Central Park, it is expected that the production rate will double or triple.
CLEARLAKE, Calif. – Qualified Clearlake residents are being sought to participate in a new ad hoc committee on animal control-related issues.
On Thursday, the Clearlake City Council approved the creation of an Animal Control Ad Hoc Committee to help work cooperatively with the city of Clearlake staff to resolve the challenging issues the community is facing due to stray dogs.
Plans are in process to create a new animal control facility and the input of the ad hoc committee will be very helpful, according to city officials.
The ad hoc committee also will look at ways to help reduce the stray animal population in the city.
Applications will be available at Clearlake City Hall starting Monday, Jan. 29, and completed applications for the ad hoc committee will be accepted until Thursday, Feb. 8.
Clearlake residents with knowledge, experience or connections with animal rescue operations are encouraged to apply.
Applicants must be able to attend meetings during normal city business hours.
On Thursday, the Clearlake City Council approved the creation of an Animal Control Ad Hoc Committee to help work cooperatively with the city of Clearlake staff to resolve the challenging issues the community is facing due to stray dogs.
Plans are in process to create a new animal control facility and the input of the ad hoc committee will be very helpful, according to city officials.
The ad hoc committee also will look at ways to help reduce the stray animal population in the city.
Applications will be available at Clearlake City Hall starting Monday, Jan. 29, and completed applications for the ad hoc committee will be accepted until Thursday, Feb. 8.
Clearlake residents with knowledge, experience or connections with animal rescue operations are encouraged to apply.
Applicants must be able to attend meetings during normal city business hours.
Clearlake Animal Control Ad Hoc Committee Member Application 2018 by LakeCoNews on Scribd
LAKE COUNTY, Calif. – This year Lake County will be sending two dance teams to compete in “Dancing for the Stars and Stripes” to help raise money for the Veterans Resource Center of Northern California.
The teams this year will be “Star” Jim Dvorak with professional Zoe Richardson and “Star” Tina Scott with professional Larry Richardson, under the direction of another Lake County Resident Rod Rehe.
This gala fundraiser for veterans, which takes place April 7, is based on the popular television show “Dancing with the Stars,” in that members of the public can vote for their favorites and our on-stage judges who will give immediate feedback about how they did.
You can sponsor a team by going online to vote or purchase tickets to the event at www.dancingwiththestarsandstripes.org.
For more information contact Tina Scott at 707-849-4414.
CLEARLAKE, Calif. – The Clearlake Planning Commission will hold a special meeting this week to discuss a daycare use permit application.
The commission will meet beginning at 6 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 30, in the council chambers at Clearlake City Hall, 14050 Olympic Drive.
The main item on the agenda is the use permit application from Maribel S. Aguilar Daycare Center for a proposed expansion of an existing small family daycare home of eight or fewer children to a large family daycare home of 14 or fewer children.
The daycare is located within a home on a 5,000 square foot parcel located in residential zoning at 16021 39th Avenue.
Commissioners are Nathalie Antus, Richard Bean, Russ Cremer, Dirk Slooten and Carl Webb.
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The commission will meet beginning at 6 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 30, in the council chambers at Clearlake City Hall, 14050 Olympic Drive.
The main item on the agenda is the use permit application from Maribel S. Aguilar Daycare Center for a proposed expansion of an existing small family daycare home of eight or fewer children to a large family daycare home of 14 or fewer children.
The daycare is located within a home on a 5,000 square foot parcel located in residential zoning at 16021 39th Avenue.
Commissioners are Nathalie Antus, Richard Bean, Russ Cremer, Dirk Slooten and Carl Webb.
Email Elizabeth Larson at
If you live in the western part of North America, Alaska, and the Hawaiian islands, you might set your alarm early the morning of Wednesday, Jan. 31 for a lunar trifecta: a pre-dawn “super blue blood moon.”
Beginning at 2:30 a.m. PST on Jan. 31, a live feed of the Moon will be offered on NASA TV and NASA.gov/live. You can also follow at @NASAMoon.
“For the (continental) U.S., the viewing will be best in the West,” said Gordon Johnston, program executive and lunar blogger at NASA Headquarters in Washington. “Set your alarm early and go out and take a look.”
The Jan. 31 full moon is special for three reasons: it’s the third in a series of “supermoons,” when the Moon is closer to Earth in its orbit – known as perigee – and about 14 percent brighter than usual.
It’s also the second full moon of the month, commonly known as a “blue moon.” The super blue moon will pass through Earth’s shadow to give viewers in the right location a total lunar eclipse. While the Moon is in the Earth’s shadow it will take on a reddish tint, known as a “blood moon.”
Jan. 31 brings a lunar trifecta: the super blue blood Moon! This full moon is the third in a series of “supermoons,” when the Moon is closer to Earth in its orbit – known as perigee – and about 14 percent brighter than usual. It’s the second full moon of the month, commonly known as a “blue moon.” The super blue moon will pass through Earth’s shadow to give viewers in the right location a total lunar eclipse. While the Moon is in the Earth’s shadow it will take on a reddish tint, known as a “blood moon.”
If you live in North America, Alaska, or Hawaii, the eclipse will be visible before sunrise on Jan. 31. For those in the Middle East, Asia, eastern Russia, Australia and New Zealand, the “super blue blood moon” can be seen during moonrise in the evening of the 31st.
“Weather permitting, the West Coast, Alaska and Hawaii will have a spectacular view of totality from start to finish,” said Johnston. “Unfortunately, eclipse viewing will be more challenging in the Eastern time zone. The eclipse begins at 5:51 AM ET, as the Moon is about to set in the western sky, and the sky is getting lighter in the east.”
So for viewers in New York or Washington, D.C., the Moon will enter the outer part of Earth’s shadow at 5:51 a.m., but Johnston says it won’t be all that noticeable.
The darker part of Earth’s shadow will begin to blanket part of the Moon with a reddish tint at 3:48 a.m. PST, but the Moon will set less than a half-hour later.
“So your best opportunity if you live in the East is to head outside about 6:45 a.m. and get to a high place to watch the start of the eclipse – make sure you have a clear line of sight to the horizon in the west-northwest, opposite from where the Sun will rise,” said Johnston.
If you live in the Central time zone, viewing will be better, since the action begins when the Moon is higher in the western sky.
At 4:51 a.m. CST the penumbra – or lighter part of Earth’s shadow – will touch the Moon. By about 6:15 a.m. CST the Earth's reddish shadow will be clearly noticeable on the Moon. The eclipse will be harder to see in the lightening pre-dawn sky, and the Moon will set after 7:00 a.m. as the Sun rises.
“So if you live in Kansas City or Chicago, your best viewing will be from about 6:15-6:30 a.m,” said Johnston. “Again, you’ll have more success if you can go to a high place with a clear view to the West.”
In the Rocky Mountain region, the show begins as the umbra touches the edge of the Moon at 4:48 a.m. MST. The peak of the blood moon eclipse is at about 6:30 a.m. local time, and the Moon will set shortly after 7 a.m.
Californians and viewers in western Canada will be treated to the total eclipse phase from start to finish, though the penumbral shadow will pass after the Moon has set. The umbral eclipse begins at 3:48 a.m. Pacific Time. At 4:51 a.m., totality will begin, with best viewing between about 5:00 and 6:00 a.m. local time. The totality phase ends about 6:05 a.m.
Weather permitting, eclipse fans in Hawaii will experience the lunar eclipse from start to finish, as will skywatchers in Alaska, Australia and eastern Asia.
If you miss the Jan. 31 lunar eclipse, you’ll have to wait almost another year for the next opportunity in North America. Johnston said the Jan. 21, 2019 lunar eclipse will be visible throughout all of the U.S. and will be a supermoon, though it won’t be a blue moon.
Johnston has been following and writing about the Moon since 2004, when he and about 20 colleagues at NASA Headquarters would get together after work during the full moon in “celebratory attire”—which for Johnston meant his signature bow tie. Long after the socializing fell by the wayside, Johnston’s monthly blog lives on, with a dedicated following on NASA’s lunar website, http://moon.nasa.gov.
Said Johnston, “I have always been fascinated by the night sky. Most of what we can see without a telescope are points of light, but the Moon is close enough that we can see it and the features on it, and notice what changes and what stays the same each night.”
Take notes and record your own illustrations of the Moon with a Moon observation journal, ready to download and print at http://moon.nasa.gov.
CLEARLAKE, Calif. – Two Oakland residents were arrested this week in Clearlake on several weapons charges after officers found the two in possession of a stolen firearm.
Quintin Joseph Celestine, 32, and Ashley Sharday Bell, 29, were arrested on Wednesday night, according to a report from Clearlake Police Sgt. Elvis Cook.
Cook said that at 9:40 p.m. Wednesday Clearlake Police officers located a male and a female in a verbal dispute near the Walmart parking lot.
Officers were placing the male subject, later identified as Celestine, into custody for several charges. Cook said the female subject, later identified as Bell, was standing at the bus stop yelling at all officers.
Cook said Bell started approaching the officers and yelling. She had a camouflage backpack in her left hand with a sawed off firearm sticking out of the backpack.
Officers gave her verbal commands to place the firearm down, which she failed to do. Cook said she then began walking away, in what was believed to be an attempt to conceal or remove the firearm.
The officers on scene physically took ahold of Bell and the backpack, placing her under arrest for several felony charges as well as felony warrant out of Oakland, Cook said.
Cook said the officers collected the firearm, which was discovered to be loaded, with the safety off.
The firearm was identified as a stolen firearm from a case the Lake County Sheriff's Office investigated, Cook said.
Cook said Bell and Celestine were placed under arrest for carrying a loaded firearm, carrying a loaded firearm that’s stolen, possession of a short-barreled firearm, concealed firearm on a person, possession of stolen property, conspiracy, obstructing a peace officer and a felony warrant from the Oakland Police Department and booked into the Lake County Jail.
Jail records indicated that Celestine remained in custody on Saturday but that Bell had been released.