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KELSEYVILLE, Calif. – The California Highway Patrol will offer a free “Start Smart” traffic safety class for soon to-be-licensed, newly licensed, and teenage drivers and their parents or guardians on Wednesday, Dec. 20.
The class will take place from 6 to 8 p.m. at the Clear Lake Area CHP office, located at 5700 Live Oak Drive in Kelseyville.
The CHP said a teenager is killed in a traffic collision every four hours nationwide. That equates to more than 1,870 teenagers killed each year. Another 184,000 teenagers are injured in traffic collisions.
These deaths and injuries can be substantially reduced or prevented by eliminating high-risk driving behaviors through education, and the CHP said its “Start Smart” program can help prevent these tragedies.
The Start Smart program focuses on providing comprehensive traffic safety education classes for teenagers and their parents.
Start Smart employs innovative techniques to capture the attention of teenagers and parents, providing a lasting experience.
The curriculum includes information on collision statistics, teen driver and passenger behaviors, graduated driver’s license laws, cultural changes in today’s society and the need for stronger parental involvement in a teenager’s driving experience.
Space is limited for this class. For more information or reservations, call Officer Efrain Cortez or Officer Kory Reynolds at the CHP office, 707-279-0103, or email Reynolds atThis email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. .
The class will take place from 6 to 8 p.m. at the Clear Lake Area CHP office, located at 5700 Live Oak Drive in Kelseyville.
The CHP said a teenager is killed in a traffic collision every four hours nationwide. That equates to more than 1,870 teenagers killed each year. Another 184,000 teenagers are injured in traffic collisions.
These deaths and injuries can be substantially reduced or prevented by eliminating high-risk driving behaviors through education, and the CHP said its “Start Smart” program can help prevent these tragedies.
The Start Smart program focuses on providing comprehensive traffic safety education classes for teenagers and their parents.
Start Smart employs innovative techniques to capture the attention of teenagers and parents, providing a lasting experience.
The curriculum includes information on collision statistics, teen driver and passenger behaviors, graduated driver’s license laws, cultural changes in today’s society and the need for stronger parental involvement in a teenager’s driving experience.
Space is limited for this class. For more information or reservations, call Officer Efrain Cortez or Officer Kory Reynolds at the CHP office, 707-279-0103, or email Reynolds at
California Gov. Jerry Brown on Thursday honored a Cal Fire engineer who lost his life in the devastating Thomas fire.
Cal Fire Engineer Cory Iverson, 32, of Escondido, died Thursday while fighting the 249,500-acre Thomas fire near Fillmore in Ventura County.
The fire, which began Dec. 4, has destroyed nearly 1,000 structures.
“Anne and I are saddened by Engineer Cory Iverson’s tragic death. His bravery and years of committed service to the people of California will never be forgotten,” said Brown.
Iverson was an eight-year veteran of Cal Fire.
He is survived by his wife, Ashley, who is pregnant, and their 2-year-old daughter, Evie; mother, Denise Butler; stepfather, Scott Butler; and father, Craig Iverson.
In honor of Engineer Iverson, Capitol flags will be flown at half-staff.
Cal Fire Engineer Cory Iverson, 32, of Escondido, died Thursday while fighting the 249,500-acre Thomas fire near Fillmore in Ventura County.
The fire, which began Dec. 4, has destroyed nearly 1,000 structures.
“Anne and I are saddened by Engineer Cory Iverson’s tragic death. His bravery and years of committed service to the people of California will never be forgotten,” said Brown.
Iverson was an eight-year veteran of Cal Fire.
He is survived by his wife, Ashley, who is pregnant, and their 2-year-old daughter, Evie; mother, Denise Butler; stepfather, Scott Butler; and father, Craig Iverson.
In honor of Engineer Iverson, Capitol flags will be flown at half-staff.
LAKE COUNTY, Calif. – Lake County’s district attorney said he intends to seek a seat on the Lake County Superior Court bench.
District Attorney Don Anderson announced his candidacy for superior court judge to his staff on Wednesday at his department’s annual Christmas party.
Last month, Anderson had told Lake County News that he intended to seek a third term at the same time that Kelseyville attorney Steven Brown announced he would challenge Anderson for the district attorney’s job in 2018: http://bit.ly/2AG6yPF.
However, since then, Judge Stephen Hedstrom announced that he will not seek reelection in 2018.
Immediately after that announcement from Hedstrom, local attorney J. David Markham – one of the administrators of Lake County’s indigent defense contract – announced he would seek Hedstrom’s Department 4 seat, as Lake County News has reported.
Then came Anderson’s announcement this week of his decision to run for judge.
Anderson said this was the most difficult decision he has had to make in his seven-year tenure at the District Attorney’s Office.
“I have faced a lot of challenges over the past seven years. I have met those challenges and accomplished a lot along the way. But now it is time for me to move on and face new challenges for the betterment of the community, my loved ones and myself,” he said.
“When I took over leadership at the District Attorney’s Office in January of 2011, the department needed new direction,” Anderson said. “Changes need to be made to improve the efficiency of the department and modernize the prosecution of crime in Lake County that is consistent with the changes in the law. My philosophy is to always aggressively prosecute crime, but to keep a balance between understanding those who commit criminal acts and the compassion that is due their victims. When you can keep that balance then justice can be done.”
Anderson cited accomplishments including increasing the District Attorney’s Office conviction rate from 66 percent to 87 percent while still taking more cases to trial.
He received national recognition for establishing the country’s first ever perjury intervention unit; created a program that has contributed about $250,000 to local charities; and modernized crime scene investigations.
In addition, he has personally prosecuted many homicide and high profile cases himself.
In 2014 Anderson received the California Narcotic Officers' Association Region One prosecutor of the year award, and last month received the California Prosecutor of the Year award for lifetime achievement in the administration of justice and law enforcement.
Anderson started his career as a Lake County Deputy sheriff, working for 15 years in patrol, narcotics and major crime investigations.
He was a private attorney for 20 years and practiced civil, family and criminal law.
During his career he has acted as a judge pro tem, judicial arbitrator and administrative law judge.
For the past seven years he has been the elected district attorney for Lake County.
“As a judge I can take my temperament and experience and apply it to the problems that are facing our county, the courts and the people,” Anderson said.
District Attorney Don Anderson announced his candidacy for superior court judge to his staff on Wednesday at his department’s annual Christmas party.
Last month, Anderson had told Lake County News that he intended to seek a third term at the same time that Kelseyville attorney Steven Brown announced he would challenge Anderson for the district attorney’s job in 2018: http://bit.ly/2AG6yPF.
However, since then, Judge Stephen Hedstrom announced that he will not seek reelection in 2018.
Immediately after that announcement from Hedstrom, local attorney J. David Markham – one of the administrators of Lake County’s indigent defense contract – announced he would seek Hedstrom’s Department 4 seat, as Lake County News has reported.
Then came Anderson’s announcement this week of his decision to run for judge.
Anderson said this was the most difficult decision he has had to make in his seven-year tenure at the District Attorney’s Office.
“I have faced a lot of challenges over the past seven years. I have met those challenges and accomplished a lot along the way. But now it is time for me to move on and face new challenges for the betterment of the community, my loved ones and myself,” he said.
“When I took over leadership at the District Attorney’s Office in January of 2011, the department needed new direction,” Anderson said. “Changes need to be made to improve the efficiency of the department and modernize the prosecution of crime in Lake County that is consistent with the changes in the law. My philosophy is to always aggressively prosecute crime, but to keep a balance between understanding those who commit criminal acts and the compassion that is due their victims. When you can keep that balance then justice can be done.”
Anderson cited accomplishments including increasing the District Attorney’s Office conviction rate from 66 percent to 87 percent while still taking more cases to trial.
He received national recognition for establishing the country’s first ever perjury intervention unit; created a program that has contributed about $250,000 to local charities; and modernized crime scene investigations.
In addition, he has personally prosecuted many homicide and high profile cases himself.
In 2014 Anderson received the California Narcotic Officers' Association Region One prosecutor of the year award, and last month received the California Prosecutor of the Year award for lifetime achievement in the administration of justice and law enforcement.
Anderson started his career as a Lake County Deputy sheriff, working for 15 years in patrol, narcotics and major crime investigations.
He was a private attorney for 20 years and practiced civil, family and criminal law.
During his career he has acted as a judge pro tem, judicial arbitrator and administrative law judge.
For the past seven years he has been the elected district attorney for Lake County.
“As a judge I can take my temperament and experience and apply it to the problems that are facing our county, the courts and the people,” Anderson said.
CLEARLAKE, Calif. – A fire in the boiler room at a Clearlake apartment complex resulted in a temporary evacuation of residents on Wednesday night.
The fire at Olympic Village apartments, 15097 Olympic Drive, was first reported at around 9 p.m. Wednesday, according to radio reports.
Lake County Fire and Cal Fire units responded, based on reports from the scene.
Shortly before 9:30 p.m. Lake County Fire Chief Willie Sapeta reported over the radio that they were evacuating the upper portion of the complex.
He later told Lake County News that about 20 residents were evacuated for a few hours while firefighters worked at the scene.
Sapeta said the fire was located in the complex’s boiler room.
A total of three engines, two other units and two company officers responded, Sapeta said.
Forward progress was stopped on the fire at about 9:40 p.m., and firefighters terminated the incident just under two hours later, according to radio reports.
Sapeta said residents were able to go back to their apartments before firefighters cleared the scene.
The manager is doing an overnight fire watch and a contractor will be on scene on Thursday to do repairs, including replacing sheetrock that had to be ripped out by firefighters, Sapeta said. The residents have power but no hot water temporarily.
It’s still unclear if the fire’s source was mechanical or electrical. Sapeta said the cause remains under investigation.
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The fire at Olympic Village apartments, 15097 Olympic Drive, was first reported at around 9 p.m. Wednesday, according to radio reports.
Lake County Fire and Cal Fire units responded, based on reports from the scene.
Shortly before 9:30 p.m. Lake County Fire Chief Willie Sapeta reported over the radio that they were evacuating the upper portion of the complex.
He later told Lake County News that about 20 residents were evacuated for a few hours while firefighters worked at the scene.
Sapeta said the fire was located in the complex’s boiler room.
A total of three engines, two other units and two company officers responded, Sapeta said.
Forward progress was stopped on the fire at about 9:40 p.m., and firefighters terminated the incident just under two hours later, according to radio reports.
Sapeta said residents were able to go back to their apartments before firefighters cleared the scene.
The manager is doing an overnight fire watch and a contractor will be on scene on Thursday to do repairs, including replacing sheetrock that had to be ripped out by firefighters, Sapeta said. The residents have power but no hot water temporarily.
It’s still unclear if the fire’s source was mechanical or electrical. Sapeta said the cause remains under investigation.
Email Elizabeth Larson at
LAKE COUNTY, Calif. – The annual “Wreaths Across America” commemoration in honor of late veterans is set for this Saturday at cemeteries across Lake County.
Youth organizations and veteran organizations have volunteered to conduct the Wreaths Across America ceremonies this year beginning at 8:50 a.m. at the Hartley, Kelseyville, Upper Lake, Lower Lake and St. Mary’s cemeteries.
Everyone is invited to attend.
Lake County residents will once again gather to show veterans and their families that they will not be forgotten.
Youth organizations including Boy Scouts, Cub Scouts, Girl Scouts, 4-H, FFA, the Clear Lake High School Band, California Highway Patrol Explorers, Lake County Sheriff’s Explorers, St. Mary’s Confirmation Kids, Interact Students and members of Antoinette’s Musical Theater will be joined by the Lake County Military Funeral Honors Team, Patriot Guard Riders, Knights of Columbus and Honor Guard from the Travis Air Force Base in leading the ceremonies.
Seven ceremonial wreaths will be placed to remember all soldiers, sailors, airmen and Marines who served, honor their sacrifices and teach younger generations about the high cost of freedom.
The truck that has come across the country with the remembrance wreaths will arrive on Friday. Watch for the escort of the truck through Kelseyville around 11:45 a.m. and through Lakeport around 1:15 p.m. as it delivers more than 460 wreaths to Hartley Cemetery.
Each year veterans proudly volunteer to drive these beautiful semi trucks across country to remember and honor our veterans. The truck delivering these wreaths will feature the cemetery at Normandy in France.
Wreaths Across America pursues its mission with nationwide wreath-laying events at the holiday season, and year-round educational outreach inviting all Americans to appreciate our freedoms and the cost at which they are delivered.
Ceremonies will be coordinated simultaneously at more than 1,230 participating locations all across the country and overseas.
In 2016, Wreaths Across America and its national network of volunteers laid more than 1.2 million veteran remembrance wreaths with help from more than 1,500 fundraising groups in all 50 states, corporate contributions, business and personal sponsorships and thousands of helping hands.
More than 400 truckloads of wreaths were delivered across the country by hundreds of volunteer professional truck drivers.
Bundle up and show your support for what these veterans and their families have sacrificed and place a remembrance wreath. If you can’t make it don’t miss an opportunity to thank a veteran.
Organizers thank all of those individuals, businesses and groups that have so generously sponsored wreaths this year and in the past to assure veterans in Lake County are honored and remembered.
Youth organizations and veteran organizations have volunteered to conduct the Wreaths Across America ceremonies this year beginning at 8:50 a.m. at the Hartley, Kelseyville, Upper Lake, Lower Lake and St. Mary’s cemeteries.
Everyone is invited to attend.
Lake County residents will once again gather to show veterans and their families that they will not be forgotten.
Youth organizations including Boy Scouts, Cub Scouts, Girl Scouts, 4-H, FFA, the Clear Lake High School Band, California Highway Patrol Explorers, Lake County Sheriff’s Explorers, St. Mary’s Confirmation Kids, Interact Students and members of Antoinette’s Musical Theater will be joined by the Lake County Military Funeral Honors Team, Patriot Guard Riders, Knights of Columbus and Honor Guard from the Travis Air Force Base in leading the ceremonies.
Seven ceremonial wreaths will be placed to remember all soldiers, sailors, airmen and Marines who served, honor their sacrifices and teach younger generations about the high cost of freedom.
The truck that has come across the country with the remembrance wreaths will arrive on Friday. Watch for the escort of the truck through Kelseyville around 11:45 a.m. and through Lakeport around 1:15 p.m. as it delivers more than 460 wreaths to Hartley Cemetery.
Each year veterans proudly volunteer to drive these beautiful semi trucks across country to remember and honor our veterans. The truck delivering these wreaths will feature the cemetery at Normandy in France.
Wreaths Across America pursues its mission with nationwide wreath-laying events at the holiday season, and year-round educational outreach inviting all Americans to appreciate our freedoms and the cost at which they are delivered.
Ceremonies will be coordinated simultaneously at more than 1,230 participating locations all across the country and overseas.
In 2016, Wreaths Across America and its national network of volunteers laid more than 1.2 million veteran remembrance wreaths with help from more than 1,500 fundraising groups in all 50 states, corporate contributions, business and personal sponsorships and thousands of helping hands.
More than 400 truckloads of wreaths were delivered across the country by hundreds of volunteer professional truck drivers.
Bundle up and show your support for what these veterans and their families have sacrificed and place a remembrance wreath. If you can’t make it don’t miss an opportunity to thank a veteran.
Organizers thank all of those individuals, businesses and groups that have so generously sponsored wreaths this year and in the past to assure veterans in Lake County are honored and remembered.
As smartphone use continues to increase in the U.S., especially among children, the California Department of Public Health has issued guidance for individuals and families who want to decrease their exposure to the radio frequency energy emitted from cell phones.
Although the scientific community has not reached a consensus on the risks of cell phone use, research suggests long-term, high use may impact human health.
“Although the science is still evolving, there are concerns among some public health professionals and members of the public regarding long-term, high use exposure to the energy emitted by cell phones,” said CDPH Director and State Public Health Officer Dr. Karen Smith. “We know that simple steps, such as not keeping your phone in your pocket and moving it away from your bed at night, can help reduce exposure for both children and adults.”
Cell phones emit radio frequency energy when they send and receive signals to and from cell towers, and some scientists and public health officials believe this energy may impact human health.
Meanwhile, cell phone use in the U.S. has increased dramatically in recent years. About 95 percent of Americans own a cell phone, and 12 percent rely on their smartphones for everyday Internet access.
In addition, the average age when children get their first phone is now just 10 years old, and a majority of young people keep their phones on or near them most of the day and while they sleep.
“Children’s brains develop through the teenage years and may be more affected by cell phone use,” said Dr. Smith. “Parents should consider reducing the time their children use cell phones and encourage them to turn the devices off at night.”
The new CDPH guidance includes practical steps both adults and children could take to reduce exposure to radio frequency energy from cell phones.
That includes:
– Keeping the phone away from the body;
– Reducing cell phone use when the signal is weak;
– Reducing the use of cell phones to stream audio or video, or to download or upload large files;
– Keeping the phone away from the bed at night;
– Removing headsets when not on a call;
– Avoiding products that claim to block radio frequency energy. These products may actually increase your exposure.
Although the scientific community has not reached a consensus on the risks of cell phone use, research suggests long-term, high use may impact human health.
“Although the science is still evolving, there are concerns among some public health professionals and members of the public regarding long-term, high use exposure to the energy emitted by cell phones,” said CDPH Director and State Public Health Officer Dr. Karen Smith. “We know that simple steps, such as not keeping your phone in your pocket and moving it away from your bed at night, can help reduce exposure for both children and adults.”
Cell phones emit radio frequency energy when they send and receive signals to and from cell towers, and some scientists and public health officials believe this energy may impact human health.
Meanwhile, cell phone use in the U.S. has increased dramatically in recent years. About 95 percent of Americans own a cell phone, and 12 percent rely on their smartphones for everyday Internet access.
In addition, the average age when children get their first phone is now just 10 years old, and a majority of young people keep their phones on or near them most of the day and while they sleep.
“Children’s brains develop through the teenage years and may be more affected by cell phone use,” said Dr. Smith. “Parents should consider reducing the time their children use cell phones and encourage them to turn the devices off at night.”
The new CDPH guidance includes practical steps both adults and children could take to reduce exposure to radio frequency energy from cell phones.
That includes:
– Keeping the phone away from the body;
– Reducing cell phone use when the signal is weak;
– Reducing the use of cell phones to stream audio or video, or to download or upload large files;
– Keeping the phone away from the bed at night;
– Removing headsets when not on a call;
– Avoiding products that claim to block radio frequency energy. These products may actually increase your exposure.