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LAKE COUNTY, Calif. – Lake County Animal Care and Control has three cats that are prepared to go to new homes this week.
The cats, all female, include an adult and two younger felines, with one tortie and two tabbies.
Several of the cats are being offered for $10 each – including spay/neuter, vaccination and microchip – thanks to a sponsorship begun last week that so far has resulted in five other cats getting new homes. The cats offered for $10 are noted below. The all-black cat also has been sponsored and is available for free to an approved home.
If you're looking for a new companion, visit the shelter. There are many great pets there, hoping you'll choose them.
For those looking for a barn cat to keep the rodents at bay, be sure to ask about the barn cat adoption program. Feral barn cats are adopted out for $1 each, which includes altering, ear notching and vaccines.
In addition to the animals featured here, all adoptable animals in Lake County can be seen at http://www.co.lake.ca.us/Government/Directory/Animal_Care_And_Control/Shelter_Animal_Search.htm .
The following cats at the Lake County Animal Care and Control shelter have been cleared for adoption (other cats pictured on the animal control Web site that are not listed here are still “on hold”).
Female domestic medium hair
This female domestic medium hair mix cat has a brown tabby coat and green eyes.
She already has been spayed.
She's in cat room kennel No. 38, ID No. 5022.
Female domestic short hair
This young female domestic short hair has a tortie-colored coat and yellow eyes.
She already has been spayed.
She's in cat room kennel No. 74, ID No. 6722.
Female domestic short hair
This young female domestic short hair has a white and gray tabby coat, and blue eyes.
She already has been spayed.
She's in kennel No. 120, ID No. 6814.
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
California Attorney General Xavier Becerra has joined 15 attorneys general from New York, Pennsylvania, Washington, Massachusetts, Hawaii, Virginia, Oregon, Connecticut, Vermont, Illinois, New Mexico, Iowa, Maine, Maryland and the District of Columbia, condemning President Donald Trump’s executive order on immigration.
“As the chief legal officers for over 130 million Americans and foreign residents of our states, we condemn President Trump's unconstitutional, un-American and unlawful Executive Order and will work together to ensure the federal government obeys the Constitution, respects our history as a nation of immigrants, and does not unlawfully target anyone because of their national origin or faith,” the group said in a joint statement.
The statement continued, “Religious liberty has been, and always will be, a bedrock principle of our country and no president can change that truth.”
On Saturday, multiple federal courts ordered a stay of the administration’s executive order. “We applaud those decisions and will use all of the tools of our offices to fight this unconstitutional order and preserve our nation’s national security and core values,” the attorneys general said.
They added, “We are confident that the executive order will ultimately be struck down by the courts. In the meantime, we are committed to working to ensure that as few people as possible suffer from the chaotic situation that it has created.”
Becerra was sworn in on Tuesday by Gov. Jerry Brown to succeed Kamala Harris, who was elected to represent California in the United States Senate.
After the order was signed, Becerra said it had to be “confronted as a constitutional overreach."
Becerra said he and his team are looking at “every avenue possible” to defend the U.S. permanent residents who may be impacted as well as to help refugees.
"Justice in America doesn't live or die on the stroke of one man's pen regardless of how high his office,” Becerra said.
Seeing a stranger who reminds you of someone else, well, it happens to all of us.
After my father died I saw dozens of little old men in hats like he wore, on their way here and there, not quite my dad, but close.
Here Jonathan Bracker, who lives in San Francisco, sees for a moment someone he was once in love with.
His most recent collection of poems is “This Day” (WordTech Press, 2015).
Going Down
Going down the escalator
of the subway, I glanced across
and saw on the escalator's partner
rising up
someone who looked a bit like you but with hair
not so soft and clean and warm as yours
brushing against mine
on those rare occasions
when inadvertently our foreheads
neared, making me wish it to stay.
We were not physical lovers
and never could have been.
But we were close. Moved three states away,
married happily or not, you are now
only a person I may hope to meet
momentarily, and not really then: merely
in my mind, because of what I chance to see.
But I am not unhappy about this
or think that I am not. Because of your hair.
Because of your beautiful hair.
American Life in Poetry does not accept unsolicited submissions. It is made possible by The Poetry Foundation ( www.poetryfoundation.org ), publisher of Poetry magazine. It is also supported by the Department of English at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. Poem copyright© 2016 by Jonathan Bracker, “Going Down." Poem reprinted by permission of Jonathan Bracker. Introduction copyright © 2017 by The Poetry Foundation. The introduction's author, Ted Kooser, served as United States Poet Laureate Consultant in Poetry to the Library of Congress from 2004-2006.
LAKE COUNTY, Calif. – A nationwide shoe program is helping local children.
Church Women United, or CWU, is a national volunteer Christian ecumenical women's movement initiated and carried out by women in the United States and Puerto Rico since 1941.
In 1998, Natalie Mitchell of CWU was asked if she could sponsor shoes for children in need in Lake County. This was the beginning of the Natalie Mitchell Shoes for School Children Program.
Lake County Council of Church Women United is the fundraising coordinator for this program, which since 2010 has provided shoes and socks to Lake County children, from birth to age 18.
The group is a nonprofit organization with no salary employees. All funds collected are used for the shoe program.
Church Women United provide gift certificates redeemable at Kmart on Main Street in Lakeport.
Partnering with Healthy Start through the Lake County Office of Education, referrals from all Lake County schools are submitted to CWU for vouchers.
The organization's purpose is to provide shoes and socks to all needy school children.
With the recent fires, changes in households and or income, the challenges are numerous. The need for support is crucial to the well-being and emotional health of children at this time.
The organization is asking for the community's support.
Donations can be mailed to Lake County Council of Church Women United, P.O. Box 3104, Clearlake, CA 95422.
For more information call 707-799-6062.
While performing traffic enforcement during school hours in the areas surrounding the Lakeport schools, I have been noticing numerous traffic infractions being committed in the area.
During the subsequent traffic stops, it seems as if many of the students as well as the parents are not informed on the new cell phone regulations.
As of Jan. 1, it is illegal to hold and operate electronic devices, including smart phones, while driving. Such devices can still be used by drivers, but there are new restrictions.
First, the device must be mounted on the dash, the center console or in one of the lower corners of the windshield. It cannot be placed anywhere that impairs a driver’s view or blocks the possible deployment of airbags.
Second, drivers must use hands-free technology, such as voice command or Bluetooth. If they have to touch a screen, the new law only allows for “the motion of a single swipe or tap of the driver’s finger.”
Only drivers 18 or older can use hands-free devices; drivers under 18 cannot. It’s also still illegal for drivers to send text messages.
If the cellular device is in your hand for any reason you could be subject to a citation. The base fine for a first violation is $20 and $50 for any subsequent violations.
It is also classified as a moving violation and will result in one point on your driving record and possibly a higher insurance cost.
I will be in the area patrolling the school specifically looking for cell phone violations, seat belts, stop sign violations and any other dangerous driving violations.
So please remember to buckle up and stay off your phone. I will be issuing citations for these violations.
If students or parents have any questions, concerns or need any further explanation please feel free to contact me anytime in my office at Clear Lake High School.
Officer Dustin Roderick is the school resource officer for the Lakeport Unified School District in Lakeport, Calif.
UPPER LAKE, Calif. – Lake County Wine Studio is hosting a wine release party and artist show reception with Andy and Shannon Pestoni of Jelly Jar Wines and artist, Bonnie Sears on Friday, Feb. 3, from 5 to 8 p.m., and Saturday, Feb. 4, from 4 to 7 p.m.
The $15 ($12.50/per person for studio club members) wine sampler and appetizers by Chic Le Chef will showcase Jelly Jar 2013 Hearsay White Blend (Semillon, Sauvignon Blanc and Muscat) paired with herb goat cheese with fresh thyme and toasted almond crostini, 2016 Sauvignon Blanc with a salad of house smoked salmon, grapefruit, avocado and cucumber on won ton chip, 2016 Rosé with a roast chicken slider, and the 2014 Old Vine Zinfandel with five spice beef skewers with roasted butternut squash, ginger and garlic purée.
Andy Pestoni is a fourth generation winemaker whose great-grandfather, Albino Pestoni, came from Italy with his family and settled in St. Helena in the late 1890s. Making wine was part of their heritage.
Backyard vineyards were planted and family members were enlisted to harvest and crush grapes. They crafted food-friendly wines to enjoy around the family table – most often out of jelly jars.
Pestoni worked harvests at Beaulieu Vineyard while attending college and then went on to work in the cellar at Ferrari-Carrano in Sonoma County for several years.
When his father and uncle bought a winery in the town of Rutherford they asked Pestoni to join them to launch their new family winery. Pestoni became the winemaker at Rutherford Grove Winery & Vineyards in 1996.
In 2005, Pestoni and his wife Shannon founded Jelly Jar Wines, a family endeavor marking a return to early California winemaking and their family heritage, and together they handle every aspect of production from start to finish.
Jelly Jar Wines are made with Lake County wine grapes from single vineyard sites Pestoni has personally chosen for their unique character, which he crafts into food-friendly wines to be enjoyed with family and friends.
Artist Bonnie Sears returns to the Wine Studio with a showing of her photography. A California native raised in Santa Rosa, Sears has lived in Lake County for 30-plus years and loves photographing the beautiful landscape.
When she is not at work at Beckstoffer Vineyards or volunteering as a member and officer of organizations such as the Lake County Winegrape Commission and California Women for Agriculture, she is often out and about enjoying Lake County at its finest.
Sears first began snapping photos with a point-shoot-click camera in the early 70s. It was her mom that saw the potential and purchased Sears her first SLR camera.
In 2010 she explored new ideas and information on photography at workshops hosted by Warren Photography in Lakeport, and then armed with a new camera, she has been finding beautiful scenes, flora, fauna and capturing special moments in time.
Lake County Wine Studio is a gallery for display of arts and a tasting room, wine bar and retail shop for the fine wines of Lake County.
Artist's shows are held on a monthly basis with art and wine receptions held the first Friday and subsequent Saturday of each month.
The gallery is located at 9505 Main St. in Upper Lake. It is open Monday, Thursday, Saturday and Sunday from 1 to 7 p.m., and Friday from 1 to 8 p.m.
The Sears art show will be on display for the full month of February.
For more information call Lake County Wine Studio at 707-275-8030 or 707-293-8752.