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LAKE COUNTY, Calif. – After days of wet and sometimes snowy weather, the forecast for Lake County this week holds the promise of sunshine.
The National Weather Service’s updated forecast calls for a longer break in the rain and warm weather this week.
Lake County’s forecast calls for rain on Tuesday and Wednesday, with a break in the rain beginning on Wednesday night and continuing until Thursday night. Friday and Saturday are expected to be clear, with slight chances of rain from Saturday night through early Monday.
That forecast calls for daytime temperatures in the 60s in the higher elevations and into the low 70s in other parts of the county, with nighttime lows in the 40s.
Lake County received small amounts of rain on Monday, with the Cobb area receiving the most, about a third of an inch over a 24-hour period ending at 11:30 p.m., according to the National Weather Service’s network of weather stations.
That rain caused Clear Lake’s level to plateau just over the 9.2 feet Rumsey level, after steadily declining for several days. At the same time, the dam on Cache Creek continued high-volume releases of more than 4,100 cubic feet per second late Monday.
Parts of Lake County remain under a flood warning issued by the National Weather Service due to Clear Lake being above the 9-foot Rumsey flood stage.
The California Nevada River Forecast Center predicts Clear Lake will fall below flood stage late Wednesday, exactly one month after it entered flood stage.
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CLEARLAKE, Calif. – St. Helena Hospital Clear Lake has announced that its is changing its name and launching a new mission.
St. Helena Hospital Clear Lake has been an integral part of Lake County, providing faith-based whole-person care since the purchase of what was known as Redbud Community Hospital by Adventist Health in 1997.
As consumer expectations and the health care industry have changed and evolved, so has the hospital.
On Monday, the hospital announced the next chapter in its story, reporting that it is embarking on a new brand direction that includes a new name, expanded mission statement and core values that support a vision of transforming the health experience, outcomes and status of our community.
Going forward, St. Helena Hospital Clear Lake will be known as “Adventist Health Clear Lake.”
“This is a historic moment for our organization as we fully embrace our identity as Adventist Health and specific calling to the areas around beautiful Clear Lake,” said David Santos, president and chief executive officer. “As Adventist Health Clear Lake, we will continue our commitment to the community we are so proud to serve with excellence, respect, integrity and compassion.”
The hospital’s new mission statement – “Living God’s love by inspiring health, wholeness and hope” – broadens its focus from solely caring for the sick to helping communities be healthier.
Hospital leadership said the new mission statement also reflects the heritage of providing physical, mental, and spiritual care and compels it to break down the walls of a traditional health system and extend it reach more deeply into the community.
In addition to the expanded mission and new name, the hospital is introducing a new visual identity that represents the spirituality and fresh optimism of the organization.
The new tagline – “Together inspired” – speaks to the hospital coming together with communities throughout Lake County and the power that connection will have to move neighbors toward a healthier life.
The new brand direction was launched at an employee and stakeholder event at the hospital on Monday.
The event featured education about the new name, mission, vision and values. It also featured members of the team sharing about how they make the mission come to life. Each attendee left with a branded gift.
At the end of the event, employees were invited to “make the mission come to life” by planting a seed that will later become part of the hospital’s organic garden.
While the hospital and clinics must wait for final approval from the California Department of Health before fully switching to the new name, employees are excited about the new name and brand direction.
“Today’s event was really inspiring and I feel so blessed to be on this team,” shared Jon Uher, a practice manager at the St. Helena Family Health Center – Clearlake. “The new name and mission better reflect the great work our team is doing each day to make health care about more than just medicine.”
To learn more about the new brand direction and Adventist Health’s mission and vision for Lake County community, visit www.sthelenahospitalclearlake.org .
The California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) is reminding hunters that nonlead ammunition is now required statewide when hunting wild turkeys with a shotgun.
The upcoming 2017 spring wild turkey season will be the first hunting season with significant participation for which nonlead shot will be required statewide.
These regulations apply both to public and private lands (except for licensed game bird clubs), including all national forests, Bureau of Land Management properties and CDFW lands.
Private landowners or anyone authorized to hunt on private land must also comply with these regulations.
California’s 2017 general spring wild turkey season opens statewide on March 25 and extends through April 30.
The archery-only season will follow immediately afterward, running from May 1 to 14. Hunters who have a current junior hunting license may also hunt the weekend before the opener (March 18 and 19), and the two weeks following the general season (May 1-14), using shotguns or any other legal method of take.
Hunters are encouraged to practice shooting with nonlead shot in order to ensure their shotguns are patterned appropriately before heading into the field.
For more information on nonlead ammunition regulations and the implementation process, please visit www.wildlife.ca.gov/hunting/nonlead-ammunition .
CLEARLAKE OAKS, Calif. – Road work this week will close New Long Valley Road for a few hours.
On Thursday, March 9, New Long Valley Road will be closed to all traffic at the Bailey bridge from 1 to 3 p.m. in order to pave the bridge approaches, according to the Lake County Public Works Department.
All vehicles must stay off the asphalt until it cures.
Public Works apologizes for any inconvenience this may cause the residents of Spring Valley.
LAKEPORT, Calif. – The Friends of the Lake County Museum is inviting the community to join them for a hotsy-totsy time at a 1920s-themed murder mystery dinner on Saturday, April 8.
This shindig will be happening at the Historic Courthouse Museum in downtown Lakeport.
Doors open at 6 p.m., with the show at 6:30 p.m.
Produced by Murder Us Productions, the mystery portion of the evening is set in 1920s Lake County and guests are encouraged to dress in their swankiest, spiffiest dress to fit the theme.
A three-course catered dinner, refreshments and a watering hole will round out the evening. It will be the pig’s wings, the eel's hips and the bee’s knees.
Tickets are $65 per person and $60 for Friends of the Lake County Museum.
To buy tickets, stop by the Historic Courthouse Museum in Lakeport, open Wednesday through Saturday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., and Sunday, noon to 4 p.m., at 255 N. Main St. in Lakeport, or call the museum at 707-263-4555.
LAKE COUNTY, Calif. – The Redbud Audubon Saturday bird walk will be held on Saturday, March 18.
The field trip will be at the Clear Lake State Park, 5300 Soda Bay Road in Kelseyville.
This is always a great walk with the likelihood of seeing numerous songbirds and wildfowl as well as raptors, Great Blue Herons and egrets.
Although the park is officially closed, the group is permitted to walk in the park. Carpooling is encouraged, as they must park on Soda Bay Road.
Group members will meet in the parking lot area near the visitor’s center and begin the walk at 9 a.m.
This is an easy walk. Feel free to bring a picnic lunch for after the walk.
As with all Audubon events, the public is cordially invited to join the club.
Should the park officially reopen, please pay the park entrance fee and park in the lot. In the event of rain and the need to cancel, visit the Redbud Audubon Facebook page or its Web site, www.redbudaudubon.org .
Bonnie Thompson is a member of the Redbud Audubon Chapter.