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CLEARLAKE, Calif. – Clearlake Animal Control has a new group of pets waiting for their forever homes this week.
This week's featured animals include a dog and four cats, all ready to join new families.
To meet the animals, contact Marcia Taylor, the animal control outreach technician, at 707-994-8201, Extension 103, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Monday through Thursday, or contact Animal Control Officer Jenna Tuller at Extension 115 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. those same days or leave a message on Fridays or weekends.
Also follow Clearlake Animal Control on Facebook for the latest updates.
Below are this week's available pets.
'Garfield'
“Garfield” is a male orange tabby with a short coat.
Shelter staff said he's a young teenager looking for his new family. He is playful and loves a warm lap.
'Madison'
“Madison” is a young female black Labrador Retriever and German Shepherd mix.
She is a year and a half old, likes people and gets along with other dogs. Just show her a leash and she is ready to go with you.
'Tigger'
“Tigger” is a young male domestic short hair mix with an orange tabby and white coat.
Shelter staff said he is a “kickback cool cat,” who is ready to go home with you.
'Tommy'
“Tommy” is a young male domestic short hair and Cymric mix cat.
Shelter staff said he is a very nice cat, with a beautiful black and white coat.
'Savannah'
“Savannah” is a young gray and white short hair mix cat who is offered for a reduced adoption fee.
Shelter staff said she has been a wonderful mother and now is looking for her place in the world. She loves attention but can be independent as well.
She also loves to play, is very confident around dogs and will not run away, and is housebroken. She can be spayed prior to placement for an additional fee.
Email Elizabeth Larson at
LAKE COUNTY, Calif. – Join Tuleyome Board President Andrew Fulks, and Redwood Empire Mountain Bike Alliance on a 9-mile mountain bike ride on Saturday, Dec 3.
The ride is part of a series of events to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the Northern California Coastal Wild Heritage Wilderness Act.
Participants will meet at the High Bridge trailhead on Highway 16, arrange car shuttles, then drive to the Judge Davis trailhead.
The ride will start along Cache Creek Ridge – the eastern border of Cache Creek Wilderness and continue toward Lynch Canyon, to the Three Ponds Trail and end along the High Bridge Trail to Highway 16.
Although this is mostly a downhill ride with the only big climb at the beginning, it is strenuous.
Rain cancels the ride.
For more information contact Nate Lillge of Tuleyome,
CLEARLAKE, Calif. – The Clearlake VA Clinic hosted a Thanksgiving luncheon for veterans on Nov. 23.
The luncheon was a complete Thanksgiving meal with all the trimmings.
The San Francisco VA Medical Center’s Voluntary Services funded the majority of the meal by purchasing premade meals from a local grocer while Clearlake VA Clinic staff potlucked desserts, extra side dishes and hors d'oeuvres.
The luncheon started at 11 a.m. with a line of veterans ready to eat. There was so much food, veterans were able to take home an extra plate for dinner.
For many of our local veterans, social worker Sheila Rockwell and member services representative Amanda Celli knew this would be the only Thanksgiving meal they would have.
The lunch quickly grew from serving homeless veterans to any and all veterans wishing to have a Thanksgiving meal.
The Clearlake VA Clinic served 37 meals on site and took 15 premade meals to a local homeless encampment where many veterans live. Leftovers of turkey, potatoes, stuffing and whole pies were taken to a local shelter.
It was a wonderful day filled with conversation, laughter and lots of pumpkin pie. For clinic staff it was an amazing way to show thanks and gratitude to those who so selflessly served in the Armed Forces.
Amanda Celli is member services representative for the Clearlake VA Clinic.
The November 2016 election results indicate a continuing conservative shift in public viewpoints in the United States.
The results are profoundly disturbing, even frightening, for many Americans, as issues and policies that many of us deeply value seem to be threatened.
Among these is a potentially significant change in management focus for our public lands. These lands are our American heritage, and are important to our sense of wellbeing and our place in history as a nation and as individuals. Their protection and stewardship should be nonpartisan issues, but the recent election results suggest that this may no longer be true.
Together, we at Tuleyome have striven to protect and steward our public lands. We have been inclusive in our outreach and have developed a strong coalition of collaborators and supporters, including conservation organizations, sportsmen, businesses, ranchers and farmers, off-highway vehicle and other recreational users, elected officials, public agency staff and decision-makers, and many others.
Working together, Tuleyome has helped make important regional conservation stewardship gains over the past 15 years. Now it’s time to defend them. Now is not a time for inaction or depression; now it’s time to organize on behalf of our heritage. Fortunately, our job is made easier by the fact that the American people are on our side.
Here are some thoughts on things to do:
· Take a hike: This might be a stroll in a local park or a rigorous hike through wild lands in the Berryessa Snow Mountain National Monument. If you are experienced take a friend along. Go on a Tuleyome walk. Take care of yourself in this stressful time.
· Really listen: There appears to be a schism in viewpoints among Americans at local, state and national levels. We need to talk to our countrymen, hear their concerns, understand their values and help them to accommodate the diversity that already exists in our country. Cooperation and collaboration can work, but it’s not always easy to accomplish. We can’t force others to understand our concerns, but we can do our part.
· Respect: It’s easy to be dismissive of differing opinions and values. But, we must not.
· Learn more: Learn the trees, the geology, and the animals that roam our public lands. Delve into the policies that protect them and our environment.
· Share with others: Yes, tell your story to family and friends, but more importantly, tell it to others. Talk from the heart: “I felt good on my walk. It was calming and peaceful. I treasure our public lands, where I can walk and be with nature.”
· Support public agency professionals: Dedicated individuals steward and protect our public lands. They care deeply, but are under attack. Let them know you appreciate their work.
· Be an activist: Be informed. Write letters. Make phone calls. Visit elected officials. Even go to Sacramento and Washington DC. Support causes and effective organizations (yes that includes Tuleyome!). Everyone can’t do all these things, but everyone can do something.
Even as we resist rollbacks at the national level Tuleyome will push forward with conservation agendas at regional, state, and local levels.
The proposed Inner Coast Range State Conservancy will be an inclusive program that promotes dialogue and collaboration to fund key projects in our region, including forest health and fuels reduction, water quality and recreational opportunities.
Tuleyome will provide information, offer training and publish action alerts, but we need your help to be successful. Do what you can, when you can.
Bob Schneider is senior policy director for Tuleyome, a nonprofit conservation organization based in Woodland, Calif. For more information visit www.tuleyome.org .
LAKEPORT, Calif. – Lavender from the library’s garden and essential oils will be the ingredients for natural gifts in a free demonstration at the Lakeport branch of Lake County Library on Saturday, Dec. 3, from 2 to 4 p.m.
Amy Patton of the library staff and Janice Johnson of Young Living Oils will demonstrate the simple crafts at the library located at 1425 N. High St.
Guests will learn how to make a salt scrub, a sugar scrub, a lip balm, a detox bath and a shower tablet using “library lavender” and essential oils.
Recipes for the products will be available. Light refreshments will be served.
For more information about the class please call 707-263-8817. No registration is required and the class is open to the public.
Get more news about library events by signing up for the library’s email newsletter at http://library.lakecountyca.gov or by visiting the Lake County Library page on Facebook.
Get more news about library events by signing up for the library’s email newsletter at http://library.lakecountyca.gov or by visiting the Lake County Library page on Facebook at www.Facebook.com/LakeCountyLibrary .
CLEARLAKE, Calif. – The Lake County Literacy Program needs community members wanting to participate in its upcoming tutor training.
The training takes place from noon to 5 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 6, at the Redbud Library, 14785 Burns Valley Road, Clearlake.
The training is free, but a $25 materials donation is requested.
No experience is needed, and there is ongoing support and workshops.
For more information or to register call 707-263-7633.