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NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Lake County Zoning Administrator will consider approving Minor Use Permit (MUP 16-17) of DAVID SHOPE in accordance with Lake County Code to construct an approximately 2,016 square foot accessory structure on a developed parcel at 21435 Dry Creek Cutoff Rd, Middletown, CA and further described as APN 014-002-47.
Questions may be directed to Joshua Dorris, (707) 263-2221 or
The Zoning Administrator will approve this Minor Use Permit with no public hearing if no written request for a public hearing is submitted by 5:00 P.M., July 6, 2016 to the Community Development Department, Courthouse, 255 N. Forbes St., Lakeport, California.
Should a timely request for hearing be filed, a public hearing will be held on July 13, 2016 at 2:00 p.m. in Conference Room C, 3rd Floor of the Courthouse.
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT
Director Robert Massarelli
By: ______________________________________
Danae Bowen, Office Assistant III
Richard “Richie” Lenormand
Born 10-12-32 * Passed 6-24-2016
LAKE COUNTY, Calif. – Rich was known to many in Lake County as a friendly familiar face at Lakeport Christian Center Church from 1992 to 1999.
Rich would walk the church grounds every night just keeping an eye on things. A habit picked up from serving thirty-two years as a Patrolman with S.F.P.D. at San Francisco General Hospital.
A quiet man with a quick smile, Rich was born the second son of three to Ray and France Lenormand of San Francisco.
Rich was born to a colorful family who could be found riding Harley Davidson motorcycles, driving large trucks, and even bridge-building in the 30s and 40s.
Rich had two brothers, Ray Jr. and Rob, both military veterans. The three brothers would often be found with their cousin Roberta (Bobbie), making “the gang” as they would refer to themselves.
Throughout Rich’s adulthood he formed a very close relationship with Mike Willingham (his second cousin) by driving him to all his high school sporting practices, games and even on his dates. It only made sense that as Mike married and started a family of his own that Rich would join it, becoming a full-time member when he retired in 1992.
Rich would spend the next 20 years with the Willingham family. Rich was always there for the Willinghams and was constantly supporting the family, attending sports and school plays, playing catch, teaching the kids to drive, and imparting wisdom. Rich never let the family down.
The years passed and Rich and Mike found themselves living on their own together and became a real-life version of the classic movie “the odd couple” for the last 10 years they spent together.
Rich always enjoyed holidays at his cousin Roberta’s (Bobbie's) house. There was no place he liked more than being surrounded by family and great food at Bobbie’s house.
Rich is survived by Michael, Marcie, Ian, Roberta, Rob, and many very close cousins and relatives.
Rich will always be missed and loved by those who knew him best.
Freezing fish onboard my second home?
Question: I do a lot of offshore fishing between Catalina and the Mexico border. After fishing and catching we spend a couple of days in Avalon or San Diego.
Since my boat is my second home, is it legal to then filet my fish and freeze it on board my boat?
Also, does the same rule apply to yellow fin tuna as to bluefin tuna? (Mike K.)
Answer: It doesn’t matter that your boat is your second home. The law says, “No more than one daily bag limit of each kind of fish … may be taken or possessed by any one person unless otherwise authorized” (California Code of Regulations Title 14, section 1.17).
For all of the rules on filleting fish on a vessel and a list of which fish may and may not be filleted aboard a vessel, please view section 27.65 on pages 34-35 in the 2016-2017 Ocean Sport Fishing Regulations booklet.
Regarding your questions on filleting and freezing yellow fin and bluefin tunas, CCR Title 14, section 27.65(b)(11) states, “For all species of tuna filleted on any boat or brought ashore as fillets south of a line running due west true from Point Conception, Santa Barbara County (34o27’ N. lat.) each fish must be individually bagged as follows:
A. The bag must be marked with the species’ common name.
B. The fish must be cut into six pieces with all skin attached. These pieces are the four loins, the collar removed as one piece with both pectoral fins attached and intact, and the belly fillet cut to include the vent and with both pelvic fins attached and intact.”
Tunas may be kept whole or in a manner that retains these identifying characteristics.
Pet shop fish for bait?
Question: Is it legal to use rosy red minnows from the pet shop for fishing? I have heard of bait shops selling them mainly out of California.
I have also heard they are a mutation and don’t breed so they shouldn’t pose a problem. (Kev H.)
Answer: It is not legal to use aquarium or pet store fish for bait purposes, and they may not be planted in any waters of the state (CCR Title 14, section 227).
However, rosy red minnows (a color variant of the fathead minnow) sold by a business with a live freshwater bait fish license issued by the California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) are legal to use in some parts of the state.
Baitfish regulations vary by district. To see if you can use fathead minnows in the place you intend to fish, you should review sections 4.10 to 4.30 on page 17 of the 2016-2017 Freshwater Sport Fishing Regulations booklet.
Hammerless muzzleloader
Question: I am interested in getting into muzzleloading and recently I came across a hammerless muzzleloader that is being offered by Vortex.
My question is whether a hammerless muzzleloader is legal to use for hunting in California? (Chris A.)
Answer: Legal muzzleloaders are defined in CCR Title 14, section 353(c) and are described as “wheellock, matchlock, flintlock or percussion type, including in-line” muzzleloading rifles using black powder or equivalent black powder substitute, including pellets, with a single projectile loaded from the muzzle and at least .40 caliber in designation.
With a muzzleloader tag, only open or peep sights are legal 353(h). Whether the muzzleloader has a hammer is irrelevant as long as it falls within the definition above. The Vortex rifle is an “in line” muzzleloading rifle.
Finding info on ocean bottom characteristics and habitats?
Question: Please provide me with a list of central and Southern California beaches that have the sandiest ocean bottoms and the least amount of rock formations.
Additionally, if you are able, can you also include a list that has both the sandiest ocean bottoms and least amount of sea kelp? (Kevin R., California Sport Fisherman)
Answer: Yes. There are two resources available that you may want to check for this information.
· CDFW Fishing Guide. The guide is available in mobile and desktop versions. Both have the same data included. You will find common areas for shore fishing with descriptions of target species and some habitats.
· CDFW MarineBIOS application. This site includes habitat maps that will be helpful in exploring the sites with the most sand and the least amount of kelp. Start by zooming into your area of interest. Then, in the “layers” section under the “Habitats” group, you will find map layers for shore types, predicted substrate and kelp canopy. Turn on those layers by checking the box next to the descriptions. You can view a legend for each layer by expanding the description using the plus or arrow symbol. Detailed directions for interacting with the map can be found in the “help” section at the top right of the page.
· Google Earth. This amazing resource also offers bathymetry seafloor mapping data of nearshore bottom substrate for most areas.
Carrie Wilson is a marine environmental scientist with the California Department of Fish and Wildlife. While she cannot personally answer everyone’s questions, she will select a few to answer each week in this column. Please contact her at
INDEPENDENCE DAY: RESURGENCE (Rated PG-13)
Pretentious film snobs, namely those who would probably prefer action films to have been crafted with the erudite dialogue of a “Masterpiece Theatre” production, are not the intended audience for “Independence Day: Resurgence” and probably should stay home to watch PBS.
But no, many of them will actually venture forth to the multiplex if only so that they may vent their frustrations with director Roland Emmerich’s passion for global destruction, and then write a column disparaging the public appetite for this type of summer blockbuster.
As the sequel to “Independence Day” 20 years later, this new adventure may not add much to the pantheon of cinematic annihilation of the Earth.
Only recently the capital of Great Britain was leveled in “London Has Fallen” and every so often a “Godzilla” film destroys Tokyo.
Not surprisingly, a disaster film that builds upon the premise that the next alien invasion will be bigger and badder must actually deliver the goods.
For starters, several key nations have banded together to colonize the moon with a military base to fight aliens.
One of the heroes of the 1996 battle with the aliens was President Whitmore (Bill Pullman). Now out of office, the former commander-in-chief is seen as a little worse for the wear physically. On top of that, he’s haunted by chilling nightmares of a pending alien invasion.
The former president is not alone in having terrible dreams of impending doom. Just now coming out of two decades in a coma is alien expert Dr. Brakish Okun (Brent Spiner), and he’s also haunted by similar dreams.
On the lunar military outpost, training exercises are always underway as we get introduced to the modern generation of cocky flyboys. You know right away that they’ll play a pivotal role in a climactic battle.
One of them is the son of Will Smith’s character, the brash, hot-tempered Dylan Hiller (Jessie T. Usher), who happens to have a major beef with hotshot fellow pilot and former best friend Jake Morrison (Liam Hemsworth).
Meanwhile, Jake’s girlfriend is none other than the feisty, pretty daughter (Maika Monroe) of former President Whitmore, and because she’s also a trained fighter pilot her role is more than just window-dressing.
Jake’s co-pilot Charlie (Travis Tope) is smitten with Chinese pilot Rain Lao (Angelababy), the daughter of the stern high-ranking military officer Commander Jiang (Chin Han).
Combat missions may provide Charlie the chance to swoon over the attractive fellow soldier, but his primary role seems to be exchanging wisecracks with Jake so that much needed comic relief is introduced during the midst of tense action scenes.
While the young may be the bright future of intergalactic warfare, the aging veterans of the first alien war still have major roles. Jeff Goldblum returns as scientist David Levinson, and his meddling father (Judd Hirsch) saves a busload of kids.
As another alien attack is imminent, the only saving grace is that the military leaders have adapted alien technology into their weapons systems. But then, the aliens, under the command of a Queen living in a fortified hive, are even more sophisticated in warfare.
Devastation to Earth is inevitable given that the alien warship now looming in the skies is 3,000 miles wide, a virtual floating continent capable of wiping out entire cities with an ease that even Godzilla would envy.
When not lifting cities into the air only to drop them back down elsewhere, the massive alien spaceship busies itself with drilling to the Earth’s center in order to tap into the vital power source of the molten core.
The interesting thing about the aliens is that they are hideous-looking creatures, even more horrific than what might have emanated from the fevered mind of surrealist artist H.R. Giger had he been inclined to expand on the work he did for the “Alien” franchise.
Moviegoers aren’t coming to “Independence Day: Resurgence” to admire the set design or the artistic creation of the alien creatures. Action is what is needed, and that’s what director Roland Emmerich is committed to delivering.
There’s nothing particularly bright or intellectually stimulating about this sequel, but then, who really cares? It’s all about the thrills of global destruction, and boy, there is plenty of that with entire cities destroyed in the full glory of spectacular visual effects.
“Independence Day: Resurgence” is a rousing salute to fighting back to repel the alien invaders. This is action-fueled summer blockbuster entertainment as it is meant to be: simple fun with lots of thrills, explosions and excitement.
Tim Riley writes film and television reviews for Lake County News.
“... and then, I have nature and art and poetry, and if that is not enough, what is enough?” – Vincent van Gogh
COBB, Calif. – Although southern Lake County's Boggs Mountain Demonstration State Forest is still closed to the public because of the Valley fire, there is a small and wondrous portion – about 50 acres – that was relatively unscathed, and is open to the public.
This little corner is located behind Cobb Mountain Elementary School, 15895 Highway 175.
There are two trail loops, between a quarter- and a half-mile long, which give hikers time to refresh and reboot their minds while soaking up the sights and fresh scents of a forest.
"Friends of Boggs Mountain" volunteers have been busy with trail work and replacement of interpretive signs on the paths.
Lake County and, hence, Boggs Forest is considered to be a Mediterranean climate zone, with hot and dry summers and warm, wet winters.
The temperature ranges from 100 degrees F in the summer down to 13 degrees F in winter at Boggs, with an average annual rainfall of 71 inches in typical years.
Due to Boggs' elevation of 3,720 feet the forest can experience light snowfall several times a year.
A grand feature of the little forest is the geology. Boggs is considered to be complex in geologic terms, as it is assembled on a large lava cap with slopes and rock outcrops.
Evidence of rock which is volcanic in nature can be seen throughout the forest, with igneous rock such as andesite and basalt.
Details in the report from the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection state that the sedimentary rock seen in the soils are sandstones and mudstones.
For more information see the Friends of Boggs Mountain Web site at www.boggsmountain.net .
Kathleen Scavone, M.A., is a retired educator, potter, writer and author of “Anderson Marsh State Historic Park: A Walking History, Prehistory, Flora, and Fauna Tour of a California State Park” and “Native Americans of Lake County.” She also writes for NASA and JPL as one of their “Solar System Ambassadors.” She was selected “Lake County Teacher of the Year, 1998-99” by the Lake County Office of Education, and chosen as one of 10 state finalists the same year by the California Department of Education.
LAKE COUNTY, Calif. – Lake County Animal Care and Control's dogs for adoption this week primarily come from the active working breeds, which are noted for being great companions for families.
Dogs available for adoption this week include mixes of Alaskan Malamute, border collie, Corgi, German Shepherd, Labrador Retriever and pit bull.
Dogs that are adopted from Lake County Animal Care and Control are either neutered or spayed, microchipped and, if old enough, given a rabies shot and county license before being released to their new owner. License fees do not apply to residents of the cities of Lakeport or Clearlake.
If you're looking for a new companion, visit the shelter. There are many great pets hoping you'll choose them.
In addition to the animals featured here, all adoptable animals in Lake County can be seen here: http://bit.ly/Z6xHMb .
The following dogs at the Lake County Animal Care and Control shelter have been cleared for adoption (additional dogs on the animal control Web site not listed are still “on hold”).
Female shepherd mix
This female shepherd mix has a short tan, black and white coat.
She's in kennel No. 2, ID No. 5228.
'Kush'
“Kush” is a female adult pit bull terrier mix.
She has a short tan coat.
She's in kennel No. 6, ID No. 5249.
'Max'
“Max” is a male Labrador Retriever mix.
He has a short black coat with white markings.
He's in kennel No. 7, ID No. 5176.
'Brandy'
“Brandy” is a female Alaskan Malamute-retriever mix.
She's got a short tan coat with black markings.
She's in kennel No. 11, ID No. 5245.
German Shepherd
This male German Shepherd has a tan coat with black markings.
He's in kennel No. 17, ID No. 5248.
'Badger'
“Badger” is an adult male border collie mix.
He has a short black and white coat.
He's in kennel No. 18, ID No. 5075.
Pit bull terrier mix
This male pit bull terrier mix is in urgent need of a new home. He's been available for adoption since May 11.
He has a short brown coat.
Shelter staff said he does not jump and is very friendly, walking well on a leash, showing no food aggression, and allowing handling of his mouth, ears, paws and tail with no problems. He also enjoys a good tummy rub.
He would do great in a home with no cats.
He's in kennel No. 28, ID No. 4850.
'Sammy'
'Sammy' is a female pit bull terrier mix.
She has a short brown coat with white markings.
She's in kennel No. 30, ID No. 5214.
Labrador Retriever mix
This male Labrador Retriever mix has a short all-black coat.
He's in kennel No. 32, ID No. 5158.
'George'
“George” is a male Corgi-shepherd mix has a short tan coat with white and black markings.
He's currently in foster, ID No. 5166.
To fill out an adoption application online visit http://www.co.lake.ca.us/Government/Directory/Animal_Care_And_Control/Adopt/Dog___Cat_Adoption_Application.htm .
Lake County Animal Care and Control is located at 4949 Helbush in Lakeport, next to the Hill Road Correctional Facility.
Office hours are Monday through Friday, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., and 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., Saturday. The shelter is open from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday and on Saturday from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Visit the shelter online at http://www.co.lake.ca.us/Government/Directory/Animal_Care_And_Control.htm .
For more information call Lake County Animal Care and Control at 707-263-0278.
Email Elizabeth Larson at