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COBB, Calif. – Cal Fire said it is planning to carry out a large amount of pile burning on the Boggs Mountain Demonstration State Forest throughout the coming winter months.
Boggs Mountain Demonstration State Forest remains closed to all public use due to hazardous conditions as a result of the Valley fire.
As a result of the fire and drought-induced bark beetle mortality, 99 percent of the trees on the forest were destroyed, officials said.
Cal Fire reported that over the past year it and forest management staff have aggressively been salvage logging to remove these standing dead trees in preparation for replanting.
As a result of this logging there are hundreds of residual slash piles that must be disposed of, and Cal Fire said disposal of this material is not feasible by other means due to the volume of the material, number of piles and time frame in which it must be removed.
Cal Fire's goal is to restore the forest to a condition that is safe for public access. Allowing wood cutting, trail access and camping is an important part of having this public land in Lake County.
Burning the slash piles as soon as possible is a large step towards attaining this goal of opening up the forest, Cal Fire said.
Five teams of two firefighters will be assigned to conduct these pile burns throughout the winter beginning immediately on permissive burn days, according to Cal Fire.
A large scale smoke management plan has been completed in coordination with the Sacramento Air Resources Board and the Lake County Air Quality Management District. Cal Fire said its staff will follow the same rules and regulations that apply to the public.
Cal Fire thanked the public in advance for respecting and honoring the state’s decision to close the forest to public use, which it said allows the team to stay focused on the forest’s work plan in order to allow access as soon as is safe to do so.
LAKEPORT, Calif. – The Lake County Library invites the public to a free showing of the 1935 movie “The Call of the Wild” on Saturday, Oct. 29.
The showing begins at 2 p.m. at the Soper Reese Theatre, 275 S. Main St. in Lakeport. Refreshments will be served.
The movie is loosely based on Jack London’s book. It stars Clark Gable, Loretta Young and Jack Oakie, and was directed by William Wellman.
This event is free to the public and no library card is needed to attend.
Free copies of the book of “The Call of the Wild” will be handed out at the movie showing. The library has given away hundreds of copies of the book and has reordered the title. Copies are now available at all Lake County Library branches while supplies last.
This event wraps up Lake County’s NEA Big Read month-long series of events related to “The Call of the Wild.”
The library thanks its NEA Big Read participants and partners including the Lake County Office of Education, Literacy Taskforce, Friends of Mendocino College, Friends of Mendocino College Library, Friends of the Lake County Library, Friends of the Middletown Library and Rotary Club of Lakeport.
The NEA Big Read Web site is http://www.lakecountybigread.com .
Jan Cook works for the Lake County Library.
LAKEPORT, Calif. – Haunted Lake County will host its haunted house Halloween event at the Lake County Fairgrounds on Saturday, Oct. 29.
The “Clayton Door Experiment” will take place from 5 to 11 p.m.
The admission cost is a requested cash donation, with proceeds to go toward Clayton fire recovery.
Visit Haunted Lake County's Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/hauntedlakecounty/?fref=ts .
The Lake County Fair is located at 401 Martin St. in Lakeport.
Moke Simon is my choice for county supervisor and I urge the residents of District 1 to support him with their votes.
Born and raised in Middletown, Moke is a trusted leader and presence at every important community meeting and event – and no one can match his Herculean efforts to provide shelter and ongoing support to hundreds of Valley and Clayton fire victims.
Moke has the business experience the South County needs in its next supervisor. Ask anyone who’s benefited from one of the many job fairs he’s organized or any of the hundreds of local residents employed by the rancheria’s enterprises. Moke is the only candidate who has worked with local, state and federal officials for 20 years, negotiating multimillion dollar contracts that help drive the region’s economy.
Finally, people know that Moke is a man of his word, and when he says he will make county services more accessible and user-friendly – and bring county government directly to Lower Lake, Hidden Valley Lake, Anderson Springs and Middletown – I for one believe he will do it.
John Hess lives in Hidden Valley Lake, Calif.
LAKEPORT, Calif. – The Lake County Registrar of Voters Office is planning to conduct testing next week of its ballot tabulation computer and software.
Pursuant to regulations of the California State Commission on Voting Machines and Vote Tabulating Devices, a logic and accuracy test will be conducted for the ballot tabulation computer and software to be used for the Nov. 8 Consolidated General Election.
This test will run on Monday, Oct. 31, at 9 a.m. in the Registrar of Voters Office, in Room 209 on the second floor of the Lake County Courthouse, 255 N. Forbes St. in Lakeport.
All interested persons are invited to observe this test.
MIDDLETOWN, Calif. – Dry Creek Road at Dry Creek Bridge reopened to single-lane traffic on Wednesday.
Drivers are directed to stop and proceed when it's clear across the new bridge.
The roadway had been closed earlier in the week due to a washout caused by the recent storms.