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LAKE COUNTY, Calif. – Lake County Animal Care and Control has five dogs cleared and ready for new homes as this week begins.
The dogs available this week include mixes of Great Pyrenees, Labrador Retriever, pit bull and shepherd.
Lake County Animal Care and Control is adopting out dogs this week with a $50 discount – waiving the county adoption fee portion and costs for microchipping. There will will be costs for spaying and neutering dogs.
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.
In addition to the animals featured here, all adoptable animals in Lake County can be seen here: http://bit.ly/Z6xHMb .
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”).
Labrador Retriever mix
This young male Labrador Retriever mix has a short black coat with white markings.
He has been introduced successfully to another male lab mix. Shelter staff said he was did not show aggression toward cats but they suggest he needs supervision around felines. He is a puppy so will need some basic training.
He is in kennel No. 18, ID No. 7557.
‘Sadie’
“Sadie” is a young female Labrador Retriever mix with a short black coat.
She already has been spayed.
Shelter staff said she has been successfully introduced to another dog. Because she is a puppy, she requires training.
Sadie is in kennel No. 20, ID No. 7519.
‘Ice’
“Ice” is a young male pit bull terrier, with a short black coat.
Shelter staff said he was introduced to another male dog and did well.
He’s in kennel No. 21, ID No. 7452.
‘Shasha’
“Shasha” is a female Great Pyrenees with a long fluffy coat.
She has already been spayed.
She’s in kennel No. 22, ID No. 7480.
‘Harley’
“Harley” is a male shepherd mix.
He has a short black and brown coat.
He’s in kennel No. 25, ID No. 7550.
To fill out an adoption application online visit http://www.co.lake.ca.us/Government/Directory/Animal_Care_And_Control/Adopt/Dog___Cat_Adoption_Application.htm .
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.
Email Elizabeth Larson at
LAKE COUNTY, Calif. – The story of the people of Lake County spans more than 14,000 years.
Lake County's varied landscapes made for abundant and affluent lifeways for Lake County's American Indians – the Pomo, Miwok, Patwin, Yuki and Wappo Indians.
Then, they found and utilized plentiful foods while hunting and harvesting, to store and cook.
The Indians here carefully managed the landscapes of their homelands in order to collect what they needed for their homes, tools, clothing, medicine and fuel.
Before Euro-Americans arrived and put a halt to the local natives’ control burns, and then drained many of the wetlands which gave Indians supplies of water and water fowl, the Indians here, in what is now Lake County, were able to gather a wide variety of wild plants for many purposes.
One important food was the nut of the bay laurel tree, or pepperwood as it is sometimes called. Bay leaves have been useful, too, for aiding headaches, and the leaves made into a concoction to ease the pain of rheumatism.
According to the book, "Plants used by the Indians of Mendocino County, California" by V.K. Chesnut, the bay tree nuts were enjoyed by most.
A group harvested three to four bushels in one year. The nuts were peeled, dried and ground as a sort of condiment.
The bay nuts hold starches and fats, and were also pounded and prepared to use as a sort of bread. Once dried, the nuts could be consumed throughout the long winter.
Pioneers utilized the leaves as an insecticide to rid themselves and their homes of fleas and bugs. Deer and squirrel also feed from the nut or as it is called, the fruit of the bay tree.
Succulent, green Indian or miner's lettuce, with its round leaf and delicate central rosette, were found throughout spring under oak canopies, and were also consumed. The lettuce was eaten both raw or cooked. It took on the moniker “miner's lettuce" when California gold miners ate it to keep scurvy at bay.
Certain types of clover were also consumed in the springtime. Clover, called so by Pomo Indians, ranged in color from deep red to nearly white, and was found then, as now, in meadows and open woods.
Some clovers we now see were introduced to California by Europeans. This seasonal fare was relished for its nutritional and purifying aspects. When the time of clover dawned, it was time to give thanks and celebrate spring with clover games and chants.
California poppies grew in abundance from May to October. Now our state flower, the roots were once used to ease the pain of a toothache.
There were many other uses such as grinding the seed pods to apply to a mother to halt lactation, to aid in stomach ache and headaches as well.
Tule, the tall and once prolific reed that ringed Clear Lake to filter and clean its waters, was favored by Lake County's Indians for a variety of reasons.
The reeds were managed so as to ensure their future growth to build their boats, huts and mats.
In June and July the tule tubers or bulbs were peeled and consumed raw.
Kathleen Scavone, M.A., is a retired educator, potter, writer and author of “Anderson Marsh State Historic Park: A Walking History, Prehistory, Flora, and Fauna Tour of a California State Park” and “Native Americans of Lake County.” She also formerly wrote for NASA and JPL as one of their “Solar System Ambassadors.” She was selected “Lake County Teacher of the Year, 1998-99” by the Lake County Office of Education, and chosen as one of 10 state finalists the same year by the California Department of Education.
LAKE COUNTY, Calif. – On Memorial Day – Monday, May 29 – the flags of our fallen veterans will fly in display at cemeteries throughout Lake County.
Lake County Veterans Memorial-Avenue of Flags Association, with the help of local volunteers, will install the flagpoles and mount the large flags along the avenues of county cemeteries.
The flags used in the display once draped the casket of a fallen veteran.
Upon the completion of the internment ceremony, the family is presented the flag. The family has the option of donating the use of the veterans’ burial flag to the Lake County Veterans Memorial- Avenue of Flags Association.
On Memorial Day and Veterans Day the flags are flown to commemorate the memory of veterans who defended our country.
The Avenue of Flags will be presented at the following cemeteries: Hartley Cemetery in Lakeport, Upper Lake Cemetery, Kelseyville Cemetery, and Lower Lake Cemetery.
Installation of flagpoles and flags will begin at 7 a.m. Monday, weather permitting. Takedown of flags and flagpoles will occur at 3 p.m. Volunteers would be appreciated at all locations.
Further information is available from the following representatives: Upper Lake, Byron Green, 707-275-9515; Lower Lake, Penny Schober, 707-533-5928; Kelseyville, Paul Harris, 707-279-1115; and Hartley Cemetery, Lakeport, Dean Gotham, 707-350-1159.
Express your respect for fallen veterans and experience the pride of the magnificent display of our veterans’ flags and never forget.
LOWER LAKE, Calif. – With the release of this article school will have one week remaining. School officially ends on June 2.
Prom was hosted at Carlé on Friday, May 12. Principal Heather Koehler said, “It was a really nice evening, it was a small and intimate get-together and I'm glad I had the opportunity to attend.”
Koehler added, “We would like to thank Rudy’s BBQ for providing chicken wings, chicken strips, soda, chips, dips and cupcakes.”
“It was a very nice get together,” said Marshall Gottschall. “I think that next year you might put the DJ outside in the quad to pair the music with the ambiance of the sky.”
Teagon Tompioneer, who led the prom set up along with Nick Kieffer, said, “Prom was a little stressful considering it took so long to set up but with the help of a few people we got it done, and in the end all the hard work was worth it.”
“Yes, prom was definitely hell to set up but all the physical labor truly paid off,” added Nick Kieffer.
We would like to give a special mention to the people who set this prom up: thank you Donovan White, Aries McDonald, Teagon Tompioneer, Nick Kieffer, Cece Brown, Michele Steele and Ashton Legg.
Student of the week last week was nominated by Mrs. Koehler and was Dakota Apadaca. “Dakota had been doing really well and is coming out of his shell. He always shows he can do the right thing.”
Student of the week this week was nominated by Alan Siegel. This student is David Bejar. “Bejar has started this new kind of music world here at Carlé, and he’s the go to guy for this music group, he knows a lot more about music creation than I do and it’s good to have him to help educate the other student who have questions.”
Bruno Sabatier visited Carlé in order to allow students an opportunity to sign up for Woodland Community College, which is the local community college for Clear Lake.
Sabatier announced his presence and intentions during the morning bulletin. After that, during second period, he sat down individually with students and signed them up for classes and made sure they knew what they wanted.
Thank you, Bruno, for all you do for the students of our district.
As this article was going to press we were also visited by Pamela Bordisso and Ingrid Larsen from Woodland Community College to help us sign up for the final time this year.
We truly appreciate this wonderful college and the special people who consistently look out for us and many others in this community.
Designers of the S.B.E. Program finished 22 specialized plaques for students who have graduated this year from Carlé. Each plaque is a special award which will be given out at graduation.
We would like to thank Dr. Barry Munitz for donating to pay for all these plaques for the 10th year in a row.
A final list of all the graduates will be posted in the next article. Graduation will be held on May 31 at 6 p.m.
Vanessa Bigelow made every school in the district’s certificated and classified award winners a mug to show our appreciation for all the extra work they put in to make our schools and district a better place, helping kids better themselves every step of the way.
Kayla Fua was announced as our valedictorian and will be making a speech at the graduation ceremony. Great work, Kayla, and congratulations on graduating and being Carlé's valedictorian.
Cheri L Johnson has supported Carlé students for countless years with her and her others Totes for Teen’s program. Johnson has now decided to personally sponsor two scholarships for hardworking individuals. We at Carlé really appreciate what you have done for our students and many many others over the years.
Brianna Legg applied and was awarded a scholarship from the Park Study Club which they will award her at graduation. Congratulations, Brianna, good luck and have fun with your college experience.
Finally, due to a generous $300,000 donation from Russell Rustici about seven years ago we will be able to award each of our graduating students a college scholarship. The total given out from this fund will be over $18,000 this year.
Teacher Angie Siegel will speak of Mr. Rustici, who passed away several years ago, at graduation.
Nicholas Phipps is a student at Carlé Continuation High School.
NORTH COAST, Calif. – Caltrans reports that the following road projects will be taking place around Lake County and the North Coast during the coming week.
Included are Mendocino County projects that may impact Lake County commuters.
Caltrans will suspend work on Northern California highways from Friday, May 26, through Monday, May 29, in observance of the Memorial Day weekend.
However, in the case of unforeseen circumstances, it may be necessary for Caltrans maintenance forces to respond to emergency situations.
LAKE COUNTY
Highway 20
– Curb and sidewalk repairs from Morrison Creek to Ogden Road will continue. Traffic will be reduced to one lane in both directions from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. weekdays. Motorists should anticipate minor traffic slowdowns.
Highway 29
– Emergency culvert repairs from Spruce Grove Road to Hofacker Lane will continue. One-way traffic control will be in effect from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. weekdays. Motorists should anticipate five-minute delays.
– Pavement repairs near Route 281 (Soda Bay Road) and near Bottle Rock Road will begin Tuesday, May 30. One-way traffic control will be in effect from 6 a.m. to 7 p.m. weekdays. Motorists should anticipate 15-minute delays.
Highway 175
– Emergency highway repairs from east of Forest Lake Road will continue. One-way traffic control will be in effect 24 hours per day, 7 days per week. Motorists should anticipate five-minute delays.
MENDOCINO COUNTY
Highway 20
– Caltrans will perform routine maintenance from Road A to East Side Potter Valley Road beginning Tuesday, May 30. One-way traffic control will be in effect from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. weekdays. Motorists should anticipate five-minute delays.
Highway 101
– Routine maintenance near Frog Woman Rock will continue. Northbound traffic will be restricted to one lane 24 hours per day, seven days per week. Motorists should anticipate minor traffic slowdowns.
– Guardrail repairs from Uva Drive to the Willits CAL FIRE station will begin Wednesday, May 31. Traffic will be restricted to one lane in both directions from 5 a.m. to 8 p.m. weekdays. Motorists should anticipate minor traffic slowdowns.
– Storm damage repairs south of Ridgewood Ranch Road will continue. Southbound traffic will be restricted to one lane 24 hours per day, seven days per week. Motorists should anticipate minor traffic slowdowns.
– Emergency slide removal near Hermitage Vista Point will continue. Northbound traffic will be reduced to one lane 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. weekdays. Motorists should anticipate minor traffic slowdowns.
– Rumble strip installation at various locations from the junction of Routes 1/101 to Confusion Hill will continue. One-way traffic control will be in effect from 6 a.m. to 7 p.m. weekdays. Motorists should anticipate 10-minute delays. LC#C101KC
– Emergency slide removal near the Dora Creek Bridge will continue. One-way traffic control will be in effect 24 hours per day, seven days per week. Motorists should anticipate 20-minute delays from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. weekdays, and 15-minute delays at other times.
– Emergency slide removal near Piercy will continue. Traffic will be reduced to one lane in both directions 24 hours per day, seven days per week. Motorists should anticipate minor traffic slowdowns.
Highway 128
– Roadway repairs west of Yorkville will continue. One-way traffic control with a temporary traffic signal will be in effect 24 hours per day, seven days per week. Motorists should anticipate five-minute delays.
Highway 162
– Emergency storm damage repairs near The Middle Way will continue. One-way traffic control with temporary stop signs will be in effect 24 hours per day, seven days per week. Motorists should anticipate five-minute delays.
– Emergency storm damage repairs near Sand Bank Creek will continue. One-way traffic control with a temporary traffic signal will be in effect 24 hours per day, seven days per week. Motorists should anticipate five-minute delays.
– Caltrans will perform routine maintenance near Covelo beginning Tuesday, May 30. One-way traffic control will be in effect from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. weekdays. Motorists should anticipate 10-minute delays.
Highway 175
– Emergency storm damage repairs at various locations from 1.7 miles east of Buckman Drive to the Lake/Mendocino County line will continue. One-way traffic control with a temporary traffic signal will be in effect 24 hours per day, seven days per week. Motorists should anticipate 30-minute delays.
Highway 253
– Emergency roadway repairs from Booneville to Ukiah will continue. One-way traffic control will be in effect from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. weekdays. Motorists should anticipate 10-minute delays.
The Caltrans Traffic Operations Office has reviewed each project and determined that individual project delays are expected to be less than the statewide policy maximum of 30 minutes, unless noted otherwise above.
For information pertaining to emergency roadwork or for updates to scheduled roadwork, please contact the California Highway Information Network (CHIN) at 1-800-GAS-ROAD (1-800-427-7623).
Fish carcasses for bait?
Question: I recently went deep sea fishing and was wondering if the carcass and/or leftovers of fish caught could be used as bait?
I cleaned the fillets today and thought that the skin left attached for identification purposes could be frozen and taken back on a future trip to use as an additional attraction attached to my jigs.
The head and body after being filleted might also make for good bait. Are either or both of these ideas legal?
I know that crab fishermen often use fish carcasses for baiting their traps, but then I also know of others who have been cited for baiting with fish carcasses. What do the regulations say? (Mark B.)
Answer: Generally in ocean waters, if a fish can be legally possessed, it can be used for bait. You may use rockfish carcasses for crab bait, but there are some situations you need to watch out for.
To eliminate any questions or confusion when you go out crabbing and fishing for rockfish, set your crab traps baited with rockfish carcasses first.
Then, at the end of the day when you are returning with limits of rockfish, you can pull your crab traps and discard the used rockfish carcasses before returning to port.
Otherwise it may look as though you went out and caught a limit of rockfish to use as crab bait and then continued to catch another limit of rockfish to take home. People have been caught and cited for doing this.
Also, make sure that any fish carcasses you use are from fish that are legal to possess. Many crab fishermen get cited because the carcasses they are using are from undersized salmon, lingcod, cabezon, greenling or other fish with size limits, or from cowcod, canary, yelloweye or bronze-spotted rockfish or other restricted species.
They may tell their friends they got cited by the warden for using a fish carcass as crab bait, but the real story is that they got cited for the illegal take and possession of restricted fish.
Following the trout planting schedule?
Question: When the trout planting page on your website says plants will occur the week of any Sunday, does that mean the plant occurred in the week before or will occur the week following that Sunday date? Thanks for all of the help for sportsmen in California. (Robert G.)
Answer: When you see this message, it means that those waters are scheduled to be planted some time in that upcoming week (meaning following that Sunday).
To learn more about the California Department of Fish and Wildlife’s (CDFW) fish hatchery program and to view the upcoming trout planting schedule in waters throughout the state, please visit our Web site.
How to lose big game preference points?
Question: I have accrued several preference drawing points over the past years for various species. If I don’t put in for the preference points every year, do I lose all of those that I currently have accrued? (Dick D.)
Answer: No, accumulated preference points are zeroed out if you do not participate in the drawing for that species for five consecutive years. A missed application deadline is considered as not applying.
In addition, you can also lose accumulated preference points for each of the species in the following manner:
• Deer – when you are drawn for a premium deer tag as your first choice.
• Elk, Pronghorn Antelope and Bighorn Sheep – when you are drawn for and pay for the tag.
Rockfish size and possession limits?
Question: Is there a size limit for rockfish in California? Also, are lingcod counted in the 10 RCG Complex bag limit? (John S.)
Answer: No, there are no size limits or fillet limits for any rockfish species. Lingcod are counted OUTSIDE of the RCG Complex bag limit of 10 Rockfish, Cabezon and Greenlings in combination.
The bag limit for lingcod is two fish per day/in possession. You can find this information in the current Ocean Sport Fishing regulations booklet, in groundfish tables toward the front of the booklet, and online.
Crab pot line length suggestion?
Question: Is there a regulation or suggestion regarding length of line for a second buoy for crab pots? Many individuals add a second buoy that is attached to the main buoy to make it easier to grab the line to hoist the pot.
My impression is that this line should be about 4 to 6 feet long. I have seen the second buoy line very long such that it could be caught in the boat’s prop very easily. (Ken H., Santa Rosa)
Answer: There are no regulations regarding trailer buoy length at this point in time. My best advice would be to check out this “Best Practices Guide” Web site.
Carrie Wilson is a marine environmental scientist with the California Department of Fish and Wildlife. While she cannot personally answer everyone’s questions, she will select a few to answer each week in this column. Please contact her at