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LUCERNE, Calif. – Friends of Locally Owned Water, or FLOW, will meet on Saturday, Oct. 15.
The group will meet for its regular board meeting at 11 a.m. at the Northshore Community Center – formerly the Lucerne Alpine Senior Center – located at 10th and Country Club.
Public comment is welcome.
California Department of Public Health Director and State Public Health Officer Dr. Karen Smith is urging Californians to get vaccinated against influenza as soon as possible.
Localized flu activity has already been reported in San Diego County, where an elderly person has died due to flu-related complications.
In California, flu usually begins to increase in late November or December. It takes a couple of weeks after vaccination for the body to respond fully, so now is the time to get vaccinated to have the best protection as the flu season begins.
“Deaths related to flu are tragic reminders that the flu virus needs to be taken very seriously,” said Dr. Smith. “A yearly flu shot is the best way to protect against infection and prevent others from coming down with the flu.”
A person with flu may be contagious and infect others before they even feel sick.
This season your health care provider may be offering only injectable flu vaccines. This is due to concerns about the effectiveness of this year’s nasal spray vaccine. CDPH expects there to be enough injectable vaccine to meet the expected demand.
Each year, flu causes millions of illnesses, hundreds of thousands of hospitalizations and, sometimes, tens of thousands of deaths in the United States.
To reduce this threat CDPH recommends an annual flu shot for everyone six months of age and older, including pregnant women. Flu shots are needed every year to maintain the greatest protection, because the vaccine changes each season to match the viruses that are circulating.
Common symptoms of the flu include fever or feeling feverish, a cough and/or sore throat, a runny or stuffy nose, chills, fatigue and body aches. Children may also have nausea, vomiting or diarrhea.
To stop the spread of flu and other respiratory illnesses, you should also:
· Stay home when you are sick and limit your contact with others.
· Cover your coughs or sneezes with your sleeve or a disposable tissue.
· Wash your hands frequently and thoroughly with soap and warm water, or use an alcohol-based hand sanitizer.
· Avoid touching your eyes, nose or mouth.
CDPH encourages Californians to contact their health care provider, physician’s office, clinic or pharmacy about obtaining the flu vaccine. Some local health departments may also offer low- or no-cost flu immunizations.
More information about the flu is available on the CDPH Web site, www.cdph.ca.gov . You can find the nearest flu vaccine locations by visiting www.flu.gov .
As California’s 2016-2017 waterfowl hunting season approaches, the California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) advises hunters to stay informed about the status of wildlife areas.
Limited opportunities or closures in the areas where they plan to hunt are likely to occur again this year given limited water supplies in some regions of the state early in the season.
It is also common for waterfowl hunting areas to close periodically throughout the season due to safety concerns caused by flooding. Areas that most commonly experience flood closures include Sutter National Wildlife Refuge, Yolo Bypass Wildlife Area, Delevan National Wildlife Refuge, Little Dry Creek and Howard Slough.
Waterfowl hunters should keep informed about current reservation and quota numbers, which are expected to fluctuate frequently.
Reservations for state-operated wildlife areas that are closed due to flooding will not be accepted at other hunting areas, and refunds will not be issued for applications submitted to areas that are closed or if reservations are not available.
Hunters can follow the Twitter tag #cawildlifeareaclosures for updates on state-operated wildlife area closures.
Opening and closing dates vary by zone. These dates, along with detailed information about daily bag and possession limits, can be found in the 2016-2017 Waterfowl Regulations booklet.
Quality public hunting access can be found on more than two dozen national wildlife refuges and wildlife areas and ecological reserves managed by CDFW. Please note that nonlead ammunition is now required when hunting on CDFW wildlife areas and ecological reserves. For more information please see the CDFW nonlead ammunition Web page.
A valid California hunting license, appropriate validations and a signed federal waterfowl conservation stamp must be obtained before entering the field.
In addition, a wildlife area pass is required to hunt on many state-operated wildlife areas. Licenses, validations and passes are not sold at wildlife areas, so hunters must purchase these items in advance.
California hunters are required to complete a hunter education training course before purchasing a hunting license for the first time in California. Approximately 30,000 students complete this requirement annually.
LAKEPORT, Calif. – The 1958 Hitchcock classic, “Vertigo,” starring James Stewart and Kim Novak, screens at the Soper Reese Theatre in Lakeport on Tuesday, Oct. 25, at 1 and 6 p.m.
Alfred Hitchcock’s dark and strange fable of love lost and lost again features a tortured private eye, suffering from fear of heights, who follows a mysterious beauty through the streets, parks and museums of San Francisco.
A wonder of suspense and an artistic triumph for the reigning master of mystery, “Vertigo” sets a new standard for the psychological thriller with its complex examination of obsession, deception, helplessness and heartbreak.
The movie is sponsored by Peggy Campbell, CPA. Rated PG with run time of two hours eight minutes. Entry to the film is by donation.
The Soper Reese Theatre is located at 275 S. Main St., Lakeport, 707-263-0577, www.soperreesetheatre.com .
MIDDLETOWN, Calif. – If you are one of the hundreds of people who have been putting off completing your estate plan, it has just become easier to mark that off your list.
Debbie Smith, a certified legal document assistant, has opened an office in downtown Middletown. Pioneer Document Service offers a low-cost alternative to an attorney's services for preparing legal paperwork.
Smith offers more than the degree of legal expertise needed to accomplish these essentials. She is adept at guiding those who know little about the requirements through the necessary paperwork, making it a great deal easier. Home visits can be arranged.
She has more than 40 years’ experience in the legal profession, both working under the supervision of attorneys and as a legal document assistant assisting the public in preparing and filing their own legal documents.
California law SB1418 authorizes non-lawyers to prepare legal documents for the general public according to their specific instructions without the assistance of an attorney.
Under the law, legal document assistants are required to register with the county in which they work, post a $25,000 bond and complete a minimum 15 hours of continuing legal education every two years.
Debbie is a member of California Legal Document Assistants, a nonprofit organization that promotes the use of legal document assistants, while encouraging high standards of ethical and professional conduct among its members.
Pioneer Document Service focuses mainly on estate planning services – wills, living trusts, powers of attorney and health care directives.
Pioneer Document Service is located at 21130-A Calistoga Road in Middletown. Current hours are by appointment only, which includes evenings and weekends.
Contact Pioneer Document Service by phone at 707-987-1083 or by email at
UPPER LAKE, Calif. – In 1916 Harriet Lee Hammond provided for Upper Lake what Andrew Carnegie provided for Lakeport and more than 2,500 other towns and cities – a library building.
That library still serves Upper Lake, making it one of the town’s oldest continuously-operating businesses.
The Lake County Library invites the public to the centennial celebration of the Harriet Lee Hammond Library on Sunday, Oct. 16, from 2 to 5 p.m. The historic library is located at the corner of Main and Second Streets in Upper Lake.
Linda Bushta has worked in the Hammond Library since 2006 and loves the quiet atmosphere of the library’s soaring ceilings and redwood-paneled interior.
“Upper Lake is a wonderful little community and by working in the library I feel I belong here,” she said. “Every week, the kindest and friendliest people come in the door, both residents of the Northshore and people passing through our little county on their way somewhere. I love the history of the old building and hearing the stories of the people a century ago who made it happen.”
Plans for the celebration include closing Second Street from Main Street to Washington Street to allow the party plenty of space.
Special displays will chronicle the history of the library and the Upper Lake Women’s Protective Club, or ULWPC.
Speakers will talk about the library history, musicians will entertain the crowd and refreshments will be served. Members of the Lake County Model A Club will show off their cars. Guests are encouraged to wear hats to reflect the fashions of 1916.
The Upper Lake High School band and local groups Almost Midnight and Eleanor Cook & Friends will perform old-fashioned tunes. The ULHS band will perform “America,” which was performed at the library dedication in 1916.
Among those scheduled to speak are Caroline Everts, a great niece of Harriet Lee Hammond, Martha Fargusson representing the ULWPC, Christopher Veach from the Lake County Library, Jan Cook on the history of the Hammond Library and Wanda Quitiquit, an Eastern Pomo, a volunteer with the Lake County Tribal Health Clinic and the Native American Advisory Committee for the Upper Lake Unified School District and a member of the ULWPC will read a poem.
Every party needs refreshments and the centennial celebration is no exception. The Blue Wing Saloon will bake Winnie Riffe’s old-fashioned chocolate cake that was served in Upper Lake a century ago and other tasty treats are on the menu.
The founding of the Hammond Library is tied into the political and social issues that were important in Lake County a century ago.
The Yolo Water and Power Co., or YW&PC, was condemning land around Clear Lake, buying it up to use the shore to increase the volume of water available to people in Yolo County.
In response to YW&PC’s actions, women in several Lake County towns formed “protective clubs,” “with the object of starting a county wide organization among women for the preservation and conservation of their homes. The movement [was] aimed against the Yolo Water and Power Company and kindred projects” and sought local control of the waters of Clear Lake.
While fighting the water battles, Lake County citizens also tackled other civic projects including starting libraries in their towns.
Upper Lake’s library history depends heavily on Charles and Harriet Hammond who settled in Upper Lake in the 1880s. Charles M. Hammond and his wife Harriet Paine Lee were born in Massachusetts, both members of prominent New England families. Mrs. Hammond’s sister Alice was Theodore Roosevelt’s first wife.
The Hammonds became involved in the civic, political and social life of Lake County where their wealth gave them the means to support community causes.
One of the things that the Hammonds wanted to accomplish was a permanent library for Upper Lake.
In 1914, Upper Lake took its first steps in that direction when the Upper Lake Women’s Protective Club set up a small library in merchant J.N. League’s store.
The club still hoped for a permanent library and meeting place and in 1915 events coincided to bring it about.
In September fire destroyed several businesses and homes at the corner of Main and Second streets. Amy Murdock and Lottie Mendenhall, both members of the ULWPC, bought the burned lot and donated it for a library building.
Harriet Lee Hammond donated about $6,000 to build the library in memory of her husband who had died in June.
She hired noted Boston architect Alexander Wadsworth Longfellow who designed the mission-styled gem with rooms for the ULWPC, for the book collection and a workroom for the librarian.
Construction began in June 1916 and the building opened in October. At the dedication on Oct. 19, 1916, the speakers were ULWPC president Lou K. Howe and H. H. Witherspoon, Mrs. Hammond’s representative.
Mrs. Hammond lived primarily in Massachusetts after Charles died but kept her ties to Upper Lake and continued to support the library until her death in 1936.
Between Mrs. Hammond’s financial support and many fundraising events, the ULWPC operated the library until 1940 when a tax-supported, county-run library district began to fund the library operations.
In 1975 the Hammond Library joined the newly-formed Lake County Library. Since 2001 the Lake County Library has shared a computerized catalog and circulation system with the libraries in Sonoma and Mendocino Counties, giving local patrons access to more than one million items.
For more information call the library at 707-275-2049. The Lake County Library is on the Internet at http://library.co.lake.ca.us and Facebook at www.facebook.com/LakeCountyLibrary .
Jan Cook works for the Lake County Library.
