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LAKE COUNTY, Calif. – Hospice Services of Lake County is hosting “Hope for the Holiday” groups in December.
Upcoming group meetings will take place from 2 to 3:30 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 6, at Hospice Services of Lake County’s Bereavement Center, 1862 Parallel Drive in Lakeport; and 2 to 3:30 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 7, at the Middletown Senior Center, 21256 Washington St.
For more information visit Hospice Services of Lake County online at http://www.lakecountyhospice.org/ .
Patricia Jo Meech Hopper
May 22, 1929 – Oct. 25, 2016
Mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, Texan transplant to California, UT grad with BA in Fine Arts (“hook 'em horns”), artist in oils, acrylics, watercolors, pastels, charcoal pencil, clay, corn husks dolls, muralist, commercial artist, Brownie and Girl Scout leader, church choir alto, alto for the Roger Wagner Choral in LA and Mendocino College Master Chorus, pianist, balletomane and ballerina en pointe, set designer, receptionist for American Cinematographer and International Silks and Woolens in Los Angeles, poodle lover, Persian cat lover, sun lover, bridge player, long time fashion plate, lifelong art instructor especially for children, art instruction volunteer for Ms. Gunther's second grade class 1999 to 2008, volunteer for Allied Arts in Lancaster and Lake County Art Council, Lake County T & T garden club and doll collector club member, stable hand, pet sitter, loyal and generous friend and many more “hats.”
Above all things, family came first!
Beloved and missed by all who knew her energetic and friendly personality including Pat T., Monica, Kate, Jay, Elly, David, Joseph, Ben, Joyanna, Victoria, Avi, Elijah, Via, Faith, Kai, cousin Sharon in Texas, and many more friends. Please think of Mom when you donate to your favorite charity benefiting animals.
A celebration of life will be held in Medford, Ore. around the anniversary of her birthday, 2017. Please leave your contact information at
CLEARLAKE, Calif. – The name of a man who died in an apartment fire in Clearlake earlier this month has been released by the Lake County Sheriff's Office.
Lt. Steve Brooks said the fire victim was Conrad Albert Garcia, 75, of Clearlake.
The fire that took Garcia's life occurred early on the morning of Nov. 4 in a 13-unit, three-story apartment building at 3891 Country Club Drive, as Lake County News has reported.
Brooks said he was not aware of investigators having reached a conclusion about the fire's cause, and the Lake County Fire Protection District official in charge of the investigation was not available when the district was contacted by Lake County News this week.
Fire Chief Willie Sapeta told Lake County News earlier this month that the fire was not suspicious in nature – it appeared to be unintentional – and so there were no criminal components to the incident.
Due to the damage to the building, the city of Clearlake red-tagged it, which resulted in the remaining residents being unable to return until repairs are completed.
Email Elizabeth Larson at
CLEARLAKE, Calif. – Golden State Water Co. is set to begin installing a new water pipeline in the city of Clearlake.
The company said the installation will begin on Dec. 5 and is expected to be completed by Feb. 20, weather-permitting. Work hours will be from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday.
The new pipeline will be installed in Country Club Drive from Lakeshore Drive to Arrowhead. In addition new pipeline will also be installed on Kings Street from Country Club to Lakeshore Drive and new water services will be installed to existing meter boxes as required.
The project includes installing approximately 1,600 feet of 8-inch pipe and will include connecting the new pipe to all the existing pipelines just outside of the intersections, as well as the installation of new fire hydrants and water services.
The company said construction crews with backhoes, dump trucks, crew trucks and hand tools will be digging along the new pipeline alignment.
The streets will remain open – with detours as required – to local traffic during the construction period but traffic and parking may be restricted and access to driveways may be limited for short durations of time, the company said.
The construction crews will make every effort to keep dust to a minimum, but the company asks community members to expect an increased level of noise during the construction period. Weekly activities such as trash pick up will not be interrupted.
Community members who have additional questions or concerns about the project can call the Golden State Water Company Customer Service Center at 800-999-4033.
LAKE COUNTY, Calif. – Community meetings are planned in December to discuss abandoned mines in the region.
The Westside Sacramento Integrated Regional Water Management Plan has kicked off a “brownfields” project that will engage communities in the Cache and Putah Creek watersheds about abandoned mining sites.
As part of that project, the Westside Sacramento Integrated Regional Water Management Plan is working on an area-wide assessment of abandoned mines in the two watersheds.
The group will host two upcoming meetings to give landowners information on how to get involved in the assessment.
The meetings will be held from 10 a.m. to noon Saturday, Dec. 10, at the Middletown Lions Club, 15399 Central Park Road; and 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 15, at the Calistoga Community Center, 1307 Washington St.
Discussion topics at the meetings will include the location of abandoned mine lands, how to get involved and potentially receive cleanup funding, and what property owners can do to get their land assessed.
Officials said this program is completely voluntary and there is no risk of enforcement.
For more information visit http://www.westsideirwmbrownfields.org/ .
MIDDLETOWN, Calif. – The Middletown Rotary Club will hold its 25th annual fundraiser, “Small Town, Big Heart,” on Saturday, Jan. 28.
The dinner, silent and live auction, and wine raffle event will take place at the Twin Pine Event Center in Middletown.
Hors d’oeuvres will be served at 5 p.m., and a prime rib dinner starts at 6 p.m. with a no-host bar.
Individual tickets are $60 per person.
The club is soliciting donations and sponsorships for the popular event, which draws large crowds and usually is sold out. All contributions are acknowledged publicly.
If a donation cannot be mailed, club members will arrange a pick up. Business/corporate sponsorships are available also.
Rotary is a volunteer organization, so all fundraiser proceeds go to projects and programs.
Since the club’s charter in 1985, it has supported various local community needs and some international Rotary projects.
Contact Kathey Crothers at 707-355-0393, or
The Middletown Rotary Club meets every Friday at 7:15 a.m. at the Greenview Room in Hidden Valley Lake.
For more information about the Rotary Club of Middletown, contact Club president Ron Roberts, 707-987-9824.