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John Russell Fulton
Nov. 9, 1941 – Nov. 12, 2016
LAKE COUNTY, Calif. – John was born in Valparaiso, Indiana, to John Ray Fulton and Martha Marshall Fulton.
The family moved to Van Nuys in the San Fernando Valley in Southern California in 1950. John played football and was a weight lifter in high school, graduating from Reseda High School.
He worked for a professional landscape company prior to going into the U.S. Air Force for four years. He served two years in the Air Force Reserve and four years in the U.S. Navy Reserve. He was always a patriot and loved the United States of America. He lived to see his 75th birthday and one more Veterans Day.
His hobbies were motorcycling, camping, building engines for his Toyota Land Cruisers and four-wheeling for several years.
He and wife Melissa were charter members in the Toyota Land Cruiser Association, starting the Ventura County Chapter; the organization has grown to be worldwide.
They spent many hundreds of miles four- wheeling in the Sierras, southern desert areas and made several trips to the Rubicon Trail in the Tahoe area.
John and Melissa were married in 1970 in Thousand Oaks, Calif. John adopted Melissa’s children Mark and Dianna in 1971. While living in central Oregon in the early 1970s John was a police officer for the Prineville Police Department and a deputy sheriff for Madras County.
Returning to Southern California in 1974, John worked as an auto mechanic and a service writer for Barber Ford in Ventura before turning to commercial fishing for four years for sea urchins in his boat the Sea Lion off the coast of Ventura and Santa Barbara. His next career was in construction beginning in 1982.
John and Melissa moved to Lakeport in January 1989 not knowing anyone but their real estate lady. He continued as a contractor, joining the (then) Lakeport Chamber of Commerce in March 1989. Through his work and the chamber, John and Melissa soon became very involved in the community.
He was always there to help the love of his life with the next project, whether it be a honey do list around the house, setting up a street fair for the chamber, helping her with a garden display at the county fair or building a display for the Lake County State Fair exhibit in Sacramento, he was ready and willing with truck, trailer and tools.
He joined the Lake County Rodeo Association in 1991, serving as president for four years and was recognized as Grand Marshall in 2012. He was a member of the Konocti Rod & Gun Club also since 1991, and served in various capacities including several years as president.
He and Melissa were avid motorcycle riders for many years (Harleys of course) and made many friends through their ABATE Chapter.
A major construction project was the building of the Clear Lake Queen paddle wheel boat that was launched on Clear Lake in 1996. He also worked on several buildings in downtown Lakeport and around the county. John retired from construction in 2011 due to health issues that began in late 2004.
John was preceded in death by his parents, John and Martha Fulton. He is survived by his wife and soulmate, Melissa; brother, Tom Fulton (Jayne) of Mesquite, Nev.; sister, Carolyn Cube (Al) of Pinellas Park, Fla.; daughter, Donna Brouett from his first marriage; son, Mark Fulton (Sonja) and daughter Dianna Hendrick (Raywood).
John leaves 10 beloved grandchildren, Brooke Brouett, Brody Brouett, Joshua Fulton, Kyle (Keyonna) Fulton, Roseanne Stolz, Diane Darbee, CJ (Karlee) Eddy, Chris (Carrie) Eddy, Eli (Melissa) Hendrick, Melissa (Art) Figueroa. He also leaves 14 great-grandchildren, Noah and Hannah Hendrick; Sam and Marcus Figueroa; Ryder, Cannon and Arrow Fulton; Shawn Fulton; Lexi, Ashton, Jaycee, Maeson and Benjamin Eddy; and Callista Darbee. He is also survived by several nieces and nephews.
A memorial service will be held Saturday, Nov. 19, at 11 a.m. at Chapel of the Lakes Mortuary in Lakeport. A celebration of life will take place following the service at the fairgrounds in Lakeport in the Theater Building.
For further information please contact Chapel of the Lakes Mortuary at 707-263-0357 or 707-994-5611 or visit www.chapelofthelakes.com .
CLEARLAKE, Calif. – Louisiana Gomes, 90, of Lake County, passed away on Nov. 6, 2016, in Clearlake.
The cremation process was coordinated at Jones & Lewis Clear Lake Memorial Chapel and was set for Tuesday, Nov. 15.
Celebration of life will be held at San Jose Women’s Club, 75 South 11th St., San Jose, Calif., on Saturday, Dec. 3, from noon to 4 p.m.
Louisiana Ililuokekoa Ku Nahinu Gomes was born in Kauai to John Ku Nahinu Malama and Hannah Keoua Puahi on Sept. 25, 1926.
She enjoyed movies, reading, playing cards and spending time with her family. Hawaiian food, such as fish and poi, were some of Lou’s favorite things to eat.
For many years, she resided in Sunnyvale, Calif., where she was a wife, a mother and a retiree from Hewlett Packard.
Lou is preceded in death by her parents, John and Hannah: husband, George; son, George Jr.; and grandson, Robert.
She is survived by children, Emerald Akana (Wendell), Keith J. Gomes (Glenda), Hannah Dumapit, Ordean Bukoski (Norman) and Albert Gomes (Diane); 27 grandchildren; 57 great-grandchildren; 27 great-great-grandchildren.
Please share your loving memories of Louisiana by signing her online guest book at www.jonesandlewis.com and www.legacy.com .
LOWER LAKE, Calif. – A special holiday event for the Lower Lake community is being planned.
The Lake County Fire Victims Fund will present “Christmas in Lower Lake” in the downtown on Sunday, Dec. 4.
Immediately after the Clayton fire suddenly changed course and swept through Lower Lake devastating the area – less than a year after the third worst wildfire in our state’s history had caused devastation in south Lake County – the partners that collaborated to raise more than $2.5 million for Valley fire survivors moved into action again to raise much-needed funds for those impacted by the Clayton fire.
The Lake County Fire Victims Fund, whose creators include State Sen. Mike McGuire and Redwood Credit Union, has again stepped up to assist the residents, businesses, schools and children impacted by the Clayton fire.
More than $260,000 has been raised and over 90 percent has been allocated or distributed.
More than $130,000 in individual checks of up to $1,000 for residents who lost their homes has been distributed so far, $20,000 through the Lake Area Rotary Club Association in support for downtown business recovery, and almost $20,000 in gift cards were donated to students, teachers and school staff who lost their homes to this devastating blaze so they could buy new clothes and school supplies.
And just like last year in Middletown, the Lake County Fire Victims Fund is excited to be hosting Christmas in Lower Lake.
The event will kick off the holiday season with a visit from Santa Claus and a free pasta lunch with all of the fixings provided generously by Pasta King Art Ibleto, the event will also include raffle drawings, toys for the kids, music and Christmas fun for the whole family.
Christmas in Lower Lake will kick off at 11:30 a.m. at the Brick Hall in downtown Lower Lake with a holiday celebration free to all Lower Lake residents.
The hall will be decked out with holiday cheer, Santa will have toys for children who lost their homes, and the Lake County Fire Victims Fund will have over $2,500 in gift certificates purchased from local Lower Lake and Clearlake businesses to raffle off.
“We’re coming together to help our Lake County neighbors who are still in need of assistance, especially as the holidays approach,” said Sen. McGuire. “Lake County has gone through a lot over the last year and a half, but we’re coming back stronger than ever. We hope the whole town comes out and celebrates Christmas in Lower Lake on Dec. 4.”
“All of us at Redwood Credit Union, along with our generous supporters, are committed to helping Lake County, so we’re honored to host this family fun event on December 4, and bring a little holiday cheer to the community,” said Brett Martinez, president and chief executive officer of Redwood Credit Union. “People still stop me all the time and ask how they can help – this event is the perfect opportunity to support Lower Lake residents and businesses as they continue to recover and rebuild.”
LAKE COUNTY, Calif. – Following the success of a series of October events celebrating a decade of protection for Northern California wilderness, communities and land managers are adding two new events to the roster of local festivities.
This year marks the 10th anniversary of the Northern California Coastal Wild Heritage Wilderness Act, which was signed into law on Oct. 17, 2006.
“A decade later, our communities continue to benefit from the Northern California Coastal Wild Heritage Wilderness Act,” said Ryan Henson, senior policy director for CalWild, one of the organizations helping to support these events. “These benefits include clean water, the preservation of iconic wildlife, and access to recreation activities like hiking, fishing, boating, and hunting.”
This legislation protected 273,000 acres of Wilderness and 21 miles of a Wild & Scenic River, and set aside approximately 51,000 acres as a Recreation Area for off-highway vehicles, mountain bikes, and other recreational activities.
These public lands are located in Del Norte, Humboldt, Lake, Mendocino and Napa counties, and include the Black Butte River in Mendocino County and the Cow Mountain Recreation Area in Mendocino and Lake counties.
To mark this significant anniversary, communities and land managers throughout Northern California are extending the series of events they kicked off in October, including hikes and restoration projects with students, veterans, members of local Native American Tribes and more.
These activities aim to encourage local families and residents to explore these special places and highlight the local commitment to protect these public lands for future generations.
In Lake County, a field trip has been added for the Cache Creek Wilderness Area from 8:30 a.m. to 1:15 p.m. on Thursday, Dec. 1.
Fourth- and fifth-graders from Lower Lake Elementary School students will trek into the Cache Creek Wilderness, setting off by bus to the Redbud Trailhead at the forest’s Northern border.
BLM and Tuleyome staff and volunteers will lead the interpretive hike and teach students about fire recovery biology in an area burned in the 2015 Rocky fire.
Students will also learn about archaeology, hydrology, geology, and recreation resources in the area.
Volunteers can visit http://tuleyome.org/volunteer/. For more information about the event, contact Bill Grabert of Tuleyome,
Farther up the North Coast, on Tuesday, Nov. 15, beginning at 8:30 a.m., there will e dozer line repair work on the Cahto Peak/Black Oak Mountain Trail.
River Recovery Project volunteers, the Cahto Tribe and Bureau of Land Management Arcata Field Office in appreciating and caring for a beautiful landscape at the top of the South Fork Eel wilderness.
Attendees will take a “hike with tools” to evaluate and update work performed last fall to retain soil and protect streams. Hikers will meet in Laytonville and carpool to Cahto Peak. Hand tools and gloves will be provided. Contact Bruce E. Hilbach-Barger, Eel River Recovery Project, for more information at
This 10th anniversary coincides with the National Park Service Centennial and the 70th anniversary of the Bureau of Land Management, which manages many of these public lands. These milestones provide perfect occasions to recognize the incredible value these public lands contribute to our lives.
“It’s a perfect time to recognize the Congressional leaders that championed the protection of these special places: Congressman Mike Thompson, Senator Barbara Boxer and Senator Dianne Feinstein. Their legacy can be seen in the beauty of the Black Butte River, the redwoods of Elkhorn Ridge, and the bald eagles and elk in Cache Creek,” said Sara Husby, executive director of Tuleyome, an organization that is also celebrating these events.
“Looking to the future, we urge our Congressional and regional leaders to continue making the protection and funding of our public lands a priority,” added Henson. “Together, we can ensure that future generations will enjoy Northern California’s outdoors in its wildest form.”
Community partners are proud to host these events and work in stewardship with land managers from the Bureau of Land Management and U.S. Forest Service.
To learn more, visit http://tuleyome.org/northcoastwildernessbill/ .
LAKE COUNTY, Calif. – Thanksgiving community dinners will be held at the Lakeport and Kelseyville senior centers on Wednesday, Nov. 23, from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.
The dinners are open to all ages at no charge.
Joel Duguay with Microtone Audiology and Hearing Aid Center has generously sponsored this year’s food.
Volunteers are needed to help serve and should arrive by 10:45 a.m. to help with setup and get assignments.
For more information on this event call 707-263-4218.
Christmas Dinner has been sponsored by the Rotary Club of Kelseyville Sunrise and will be on Dec. 22 with more details to come.
The Lakeport Senior Activity Center is located at 527 Konocti Ave. The Kelseyville Senior Center is located at 5245 Third St.
LAKEPORT, Calif. – The First 5 Lake Commission will meet on Friday, Nov. 18.
The commission will meet beginning at 2:30 p.m. in the training/conference room at Legacy Court, 1950 Parallel Drive in Lakeport.
Agenda items include approval of the 2015-16 independent audit and reports, an update on First 5 Lake’s ordinance revision and the recruitment for the new executive director.
There also will be discussion and action on adding an additional meeting to the 2016 approved meeting schedule, First 5 staff report and commissioners' reports, and public comments and announcements.
Commissioners include Chair Brock Falkenberg and Vice Chair Pam Klier, and members Laurie Daly, Susan Jen, Kathy Maes, Denise Pomeroy, Ana Santana and Jeff Smith.
For more information call the Lake County First 5 Lake Commission at 707-263-6169 or visit www.firstfivelake.org .