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LAKEPORT, Calif. – The Lakeport Summer Concert Series' 2016 season kicks off this Friday, June 17.
The concerts will take place each Friday beginning at 6:30 p.m. through Aug. 19 in Library Park.
This summer's lineup is as follows:
– June 17: Boston Rocks, Aerosmith/Boston/The Cars/J Giels Band Tribute.
– June 24: Chad Bushnell, rockin' country.
– July 1: Todo Mundo, Reggae/Latin/World Beats.
– July 8: Lao Tizer, Jazz World Fusion
– July 15: Tom Rigney & Flambeau, Cajun rock and blues.
– July 22: The Fargo Brothers, blues rock.
– July 29: Bill Noteman and the Rockets, rhythm and blues.
– Aug. 5: Country singer McKenna Faith.
– Aug. 12: Decades, nostalgic rock and pop.
– Aug. 19: LC Diamonds, classic hits.
LAKEPORT, Calif. – The Lake County Law Library Board of Directors will hold a regular meeting on on Thursday, June 16.
The board will meet at noon at the Law Library, 175 Third St. in Lakeport.
Agenda items include the financial report ending May 30, the law librarian's report, Legal Services of Northern California, and old business, including the patrol conduct policy, an incident report form and the holiday/vacation schedule.
Board trustees include President Mike Ewing, Secretary Dennis Fordham, Judge Andrew Blum, Judge Michael Lunas, Shanda Harry and Mary Heare Amodio.
The Law Library Board's next meeting is July 21.
Visit the Law Library online at www.lakecountyca.gov/law .
LAKEPORT, Calif. – A Vietnam veteran will receive his long overdue high school diploma during a special event next week.
John Goulart, who served our country from 1972 to 1978, will receive his diploma from the Lake County Office of Education during a ceremony beginning at 2:30 p.m. Wednesday, June 22, in the Kesey Room at the Lake County Office of Education, 1152 S. Main St. in Lakeport.
Certificates of appreciation also will be presented to Goulart by representatives of Congressman Mike Thompson, state Sen. Mike McGuire and Assemblyman Bill Dodd.
The ceremony honoring Goulart is open to the public.
Through Operation Recognition, a project of Lake County Office of Education, high school diplomas are awarded to qualifying individuals whose secondary education was interrupted due to circumstances of service in the U.S. military or who were interned in World War II relocation centers for Japanese Americans.
Many people in local communities were unable to graduate with their high school class due to military service in World War II (Dec. 7, 1941-Dec. 31, 1946), the Korean War (June 25, 1950-Jan. 31, 1955) or the Vietnam War (Feb. 28, 1961-May 7, 1975).
For more information about the program, visit the Lake County Office of Education Web site at http://www.lakecoe.org/news/details/operation_recognition1 or contact the Human Resources department at 707-262-4151.
FOX LAKE, IL. – The Second (Indianhead) Division Association is searching for anyone who served in the Army's 2nd Infantry Division at any time.
For information about the association and its 95th annual reunion in Springfield, Miss., from Sept. 20 to 24, contact Secretary-Treasurer Bob Haynes at
WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Rep. Mike Thompson’s (CA-5) bipartisan legislation, the Small Business Healthcare Relief Act (H.R. 5477), passed the House Committee on Ways and Means today.
This legislation allows small employers to continue to offer Health Reimbursement Arrangements, or HRAs, to their employees so that they can choose a quality, affordable health insurance plan that fits their individual budget and health care needs.
Existing Treasury Department guidance under the Affordable Care Act limits the use of HRA’s for small businesses.
“HRA’s ease the administrative and financial burden of providing traditional insurance and allow small business owners to focus on what they do best – running their businesses,” said Thompson. “I thank my colleagues on the Ways and Means Committee for recognizing the value of HRA’s for our small business owners and for voting in support of my legislation.”
“The Small Business Healthcare Relief Act is a common-sense, bipartisan solution ensuring our small businesses aren’t penalized for trying to do the right thing. HRAs are an affordable solution for both employees and employers to combat the escalating cost of health insurance. I urge House leadership to bring this bill to the House floor as soon as possible to grant relief to small businesses suffering under these harsh penalties,” said Rep. Charles Boustany (R-LA).
On Sept. 13, 2013, The Department of Treasury issued guidance disallowing businesses from using HRA’s as a tax-free means to reimburse employees, stating these arrangements were disqualified under Affordable Care Act’s annual dollar cap.
The Small Business Healthcare Relief Act restores flexibility and choice into the marketplace by:
– Ensuring that small businesses are allowed to use pre-tax dollars to give employees a defined contribution.
– Allowing employees to use these funds as an HRA to purchase health coverage on the individual market, as well as for qualified out-of-pocket medical expenses.
– Protecting small business employers from being unnecessarily financially penalized for providing this option to employees.
The legislation is budget-neutral, meaning it won’t add a single dollar to our deficit. The bill is supported by the United States Chamber of Commerce, the National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB), the National Association of Manufacturers (NAM), the Retail Industry Leaders Association (RILA), the National Association of Homebuilders (NAHB), the National Association for the Self-Employed, and the Coalition for Affordable Healthcare (CAHC).
The legislation is now eligible for consideration by the full House of Representatives.
Thompson is proud to represent California’s Fifth Congressional District, which includes all or part of Contra Costa, Lake, Napa, Solano and Sonoma counties. He is a senior member of the House Ways and Means Committee. Rep. Thompson is also a member of the fiscally conservative Blue Dog Coalition and chairs the bipartisan, bicameral Congressional Wine Caucus.
KELSEYVILLE, Calif. – This year’s recipients of the J. Fletcher and Anne Elliott Educational Scholarship awarded last week at Kelseyville High School are seniors Noah Lyndall and Ricardo Covarrubias.
This year’s award is $10,000 to each recipient.
Lyndall and Covarrubias both have outstanding academic and athletic high school careers.
Both ranked very high in their class. And both had exemplary athletic success through their high school years with Lyndall playing four years of baseball and Covarrubias four years of soccer.
Lyndall is going to Sonoma State to major in biological sciences while Covarrubias is going to UC Davis, majoring in civil engineering.
“This scholarship will really help reduce stress on my family, and allow me to participate in daily baseball practice. It’s a huge help,” Lyndall said.
“This will allow me to focus on schoolwork where I don’t have to have a full-time job, and it will really help me adapt to the first year of college life,” said Covarrubias.
This scholarship foundation was originally established by the late Anne Elliott with the help of Rian Sommerfield at Nestegg Investment Consulting and is expected to fund future scholarships for decades to come in memory of her husband J. Fletcher.