How to resolve AdBlock issue? 
News
LAKEPORT, Calif. – Ladies of the Lakeport Women’s Civic Club enjoyed a fabulous lunch/meeting at Riviera Country Club this month.
A festive Christmas meal with all of the trimmings and delightful entertainment by My Divas was a lovely closing of the year.
My Divas is a group of women, all from Lake County, who perform madrigal music a Capella – that is to say, they sing songs based on poetry of the Renaissance/Baroque era without any instrumental accompaniment, but none is required, as they have the voices of angels.
All of the Divas dress beautifully based on the theme of the occasion and for the club they dressed as Dickens Christmas carolers. These ladies are an outstanding group of performers available for hire all around the lake. You can like them on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/mineownsweetjewels/ .
At the January meeting Janine Smith-Citron will be talk to the club about the newly passed law regarding termination of life. Everyone can benefit from being informed and aware of choices before we need to start making them.
Socializing begins at 11 a.m. on Jan.6 at the Riviera Hills Country Club Restaurant, with the meeting beginning at 11:30 a.m.
Lunch is served after the meeting and very reasonably priced at $15.
Ladies attending the meeting also will be bringing canned goods to help support our local food bank which is always at the ready to help feed those in need.
If you would like to attend you should call Lynn Hughes at 707-275-3255 immediately.
LAKEPORT, Calif. – The city of Lakeport reported that the turn lane of Lakeport Boulevard at S. Main Street will be closed Wednesday and Thursday from 4:30 to 6 a.m. for utility crews working underground.
The road will remain open but will be reduced to one lane.
The city asks that motorists drive responsibly, be aware of construction signs and watch for road workers.
SACRAMENTO – With reservoirs rising from December storms, the Department of Water Resources (DWR) has boosted its early-season estimate of next year’s State Water Project (SWP) supply from 20 to 45 percent of most requests.
“This winter’s wet start gives us hope we’ll be able to keep increasing the State Water Project allocation,” said DWR Director Mark Cowin. “But the faucet can shut off suddenly and leave us dry for a sixth year in a row. Drought always looms over California, so we must use water wisely and sparingly.”
Each December, DWR makes its initial estimate of SWP water delivery capability (allocation) for the following calendar year.
The allocation is adjusted – hopefully upward – as hydrologic conditions develop through the rainy season.
Under the initial 20 percent water allocation for 2017, the 29 public agencies served by the SWP would receive only 839,376 acre-feet of the 4,172,786 acre-feet they collectively requested. Under the updated allocation, they would receive 1,894,645 acre-feet.
The initial allocation for this calendar year (2016) was 10 percent of the requested 4.1 million acre-feet, but was increased to 60 percent as storms developed and reservoir storage increased.
When the allocation was updated, Lake Oroville in Butte County, the SWP’s principal reservoir, was holding 1,895,292 acre-feet, 54 percent of its 3.5 million acre-foot capacity and 88 percent of its historical average for the date.
At the same time, Shasta Lake north of Redding, California’s and the federal Central Valley Project’s (CVP) largest reservoir, was holding 3,327,257 acre-feet, 73 percent of its 4.5 million acre-foot capacity and 120 percent of its historical average.
San Luis Reservoir, a critical south-of-Delta storage facility for both the SWP and CVP, was holding 1,155,838 acre-feet, 57 percent of its 2 million acre-foot capacity and 87 percent of its average for the date.
It’s important to note that nearly all areas served by the SWP have sources of water other than their SWP allocation, among them streams, groundwater and local reservoirs.
The last 100 percent SWP allocation – difficult to achieve even in wet years because of Delta pumping restrictions to protect threatened and endangered fish species – was in 2006.
SWP allocations in recent years are as follows:
• 2016 – 60 percent;
• 2015 – 20 percent;
• 2014 – 5 percent;
• 2013 – 35 percent;
• 2012 – 65 percent;
• 2011 – 80 percent;
• 2010 – 50 percent;
• 2009 – 40 percent;
• 2008 – 35 percent;
• 2007 – 60 percent.
CLEARLAKE, Calif. – The Lake County Campus of Woodland Community College is kicking off the new year with a community open house.
The event will take place from noon to 6 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 10, at the Clearlake campus, 15880 Dam Road Extension.
Presentations from different departments as well as workshops will be given throughout the duration of the event at the following times:
· Keynote speakers: Building 200, noon to 5 p.m.
· Counseling: Room 150, 1 p.m., 3 p.m., 5 p.m.
· Culinary kitchen tours: Aromas Café, 1:30 p.m., 3:30 p.m., 5:30 p.m.
· Business and economics: Building 400, 2 p.m., 4 p.m.
· Water treatment: Room 603, 12:30 p.m., 2:30 p.m.
· Astronomy: Room 904, 2:30 p.m., 4:30 p.m.
· Biology: Room 705, 12:30 p.m., 5 p.m.
· Human services: Room 908, 1 p.m., 3 p.m., 5:30 p.m.
· College application workshop: Career Center, noon, 2 p.m., 4 p.m.
· Financial aid workshop: Career Center, 1 p.m., 3 p.m., 5 p.m.
Open rooms will be offered in the Culinary Arts at Aromas Café; Business Lab, Building 400; Welding, Building 500, noon to 3 p.m.; Biology Lab, Room 705; Early Childhood Education, Room 715; Learning Center, Building 100/Lower Level; Library, Building 100/Upper Level; Bookstore; Child Development Center; WorkForce Lake, Room 902.
Booths will be available in Building 200 and will feature the Associated Students Club, Extended Opportunity Programs and Services, Disabled Students Programs and Services, Cal Fire, Marymount California University and Veterans Affairs.
There also will be support services open and available all day for the community.
The college offers many different opportunities, including the chance for employees to learn or refine skills that will help an agency or business become more productive and successful.
For more information call the college at 707-995-7900.
LAKE COUNTY, Calif. – Anderson Marsh State Historic Park and Clear Lake State Park will once again celebrate New Year's by participating in the fifth annual America’s State Parks First Day Hikes initiative on Sunday, Jan. 1.
The First Day Hikes offer individuals and families an opportunity to begin the new year by connecting with the outdoors by taking a healthy hike on New Year's Day at a state park close to home.
The hikes at Anderson Marsh and Clear Lake State Park – two of Lake County's treasured outdoor venues – both start at noon.
At Anderson Marsh State Historic Park, participants will be able to choose two different free, guided nature walks.
The hike on the McVicar Trail will pass through oak woodlands, along the edge of the aquatic habitat of Anderson Marsh and end up at the gravel beach on Clear Lake across from Indian Island.
This will be a leisurely walk that will begin a noon and cover about seven and three quarter miles of mainly flat terrain. The walk should take between three and four hours, depending on how many times the group stops to admire what we see along the way.
The shorter hike will include parts of the Cache Creek, Marsh and Ridge Trails. This three-and-a-half-mile loop will include the Cache Creek riparian habitat, the Anderson Flats grasslands and the oak woodlands on Lewis Ridge. The hike will pass by an Acorn Woodpecker granary tree and a vernal pool. This shorter hike will take between two and two and a half hours.
Participants on both walks are welcome to walk part way and make an early return at their own pace. The exact routes that will be followed may have to be adjusted, depending on the weather and how wet the ground is on Jan. 1.
“This is a fabulous opportunity to experience the Anderson Marsh Natural Preserve, with the walks scheduled to experience many of the environments contained within the park, including: oak woodlands; grasslands; willow swamp/tule marsh and willow-cottonwood riparian habitats; a vernal pool, the creek and the lake,” said Henry Bornstein, a park docent who will lead the walks along with docents Gae Henry, Lisa Wilson and Tom McFarling. “Let’s get outside on New Year’s Day and share what we know about the geology and history of the area, and the flora, birds and other wildlife that we encounter on the walk.”
At Clear Lake State Park, meet with volunteer Brad Barnwell at the visitor center parking lot to start the walk down the Old Kelsey Creek Trail. Entry into the park for walk participants will be free.
The one-hour, one-mile walk is on an ADA-accessible trail that meanders along old Kelsey Creek through the cottonwood and willow trees.
The slow pace will give participants the opportunity to experience the park's flora and fauna as if you were actually one of the park’s wildlife residents.
The winter weather could be brisk. Participants should bring water and snacks and binoculars if they have them, and a hat for protection against the weather. Sturdy shoes that can handle mud are recommended. Rain will cancel the walks.
Anderson Marsh State Historic Park is located on Hwy 53, between Lower Lake and Clearlake. For more information about the walk, email
Clear Lake State Park is located at 5300 Soda Bay Road, Kelseyville, and entry into the park is free for those attending the walk.
Anyone having special needs should contact the Clear Lake State Park Sector Office Tuesday through Thursday between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. at 707-279-2267.
For further information on California State Parks go to www.parks.ca.gov .
Gov. Jerry Brown has granted 112 pardons and one commutation.
Individuals who have been convicted of a crime in California may apply to the governor for a pardon. Those granted pardons all completed their sentences and the majority were originally convicted of nonviolent, drug-related crimes.
All applicants for a pardon who were eligible obtained a Certificate of Rehabilitation, which is an order from a superior court declaring that a person convicted of a crime is now rehabilitated.
A gubernatorial pardon may be granted to people who have demonstrated exemplary behavior and have lived productive and law-abiding lives following their conviction. Pardons are not granted unless they are earned.
When a pardon is granted, the California Department of Justice and the Federal Bureau of Investigation are notified so that they may update their records on the applicant. The pardon is filed with the Secretary of State and the Legislature, and it is a public record.
The governor also granted one commutation to a current inmate, which will reduce the prison sentence but not eliminate it. The individual will not be released from prison and he will remain incarcerated until he is eligible to appear before the Board of Parole Hearings.
The inmate receiving the commutation has shown exemplary behavior during incarceration, including vocational accomplishments, self-help, volunteer activities and earning multiple community college degrees.
Copies of all 112 gubernatorial pardons and the commutation can be seen below. Additional information on pardons and commutations can be found here.
December 2016 - California gubernatorial pardons by LakeCoNews on Scribd