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I am both humbled and excited by the results in Tuesday's election.
I want to thank the voters for their confidence and my campaign volunteers for their faith in me.
I look forward to a competitive general election and know together we can move Lake County in a positive direction.
Tina Scott lives in Lakeport, Calif. Based on preliminary results from the June 7 primary, she is anticipated to participate in a November runoff with Martin Scheel for the District 4 supervisorial seat.
First, a huge “Thank You” to everyone who turned out to “Vote Moke”!
I’m grateful to my family, the campaign’s amazing volunteers, and to an energized, diverse group of supporters who contributed in so many ways and have brought us this far. Now the hard work begins!
To my fellow District 1 candidates – Monica, Voris and Jim – thank you for always taking the high road and making substance and solutions the focus of this race. You certainly made me a better candidate and will continue to help make our county a better place.
I look forward to the coming weeks and months and to connecting with even more south county residents – from Anderson Springs, Middletown and Hidden Valley Lake to Lower Lake and Clearlake.
My focus will always be on the district’s best interests and strengthening our sense of community.
Jose “Moke” Simon III lives in Middletown, Calif. Based on preliminary election results from the June 7 primary, it's expected he will be in a November runoff with Monica Rosenthal for the District 1 supervisorial seat.
LAKEPORT, Calif. – Californio Days returns to Rancho de la Fuente near Lakeport on Sunday, June 12.
The event will begin with the Fiesta of the Horse at 10:30 a.m.
This action-packed fun show will last approximately two hours, and will be over between 12:30 and 1 p.m.
The fiesta show will be followed by live music, family-friendly beverage and food sales (with a low-priced kids menu in addition to tasty adult dishes), and opportunity to browse educational displays devoted to California history, agriculture, artwork and ranch crafts.
A new feature this year will begin at 2 p.m., when the action moves to the big barn venue for Native American drumming and singing ("Red Voices Intertribal Drum"), and ceremonial dancing, followed by a special screening of the locally-produced documentary "A Walk Through Time, The Story of Anderson Marsh."
The film will be introduced by historian/archaeologist Dr. John Parker and Koi Nation tribal administrator Dino Beltran. There will be opportunity afterwards for audience Q&A with the filmmakers.
Last year’s Californio Days event drew more than 500 spectators and participants. The event has doubled in size every year.
Admission to Californio Days is free.
Parking begins at 9:45 a.m.
Rancho de la Fuente is located at 2290 Soda Bay Road, south of Lakeport.
LAKEPORT, Calif. – Worldwide Healing Hands (WHH) volunteers will join individuals from New Hope Fellowship in presenting a “Celebration in the Park” in Library Park on Sunday, June 12, starting at 3 p.m.
WHH will provide free health screenings during the event hosted by the fellowship.
The celebration will include free food, music and testimonials. Most of the presentations will be conducted in Spanish, with interpreters available, according to members of the Fellowship.
WHH offers consultations and health checks during the free health screening opportunities aimed at assisting Lake County’s homeless and indigent this year.
The screenings will be conducted by Dr. Paula Dhanda, health screening organizer and team leader, along with WHH volunteers. She expressed thanks to Carol Stahr, LVN, for helping to coordinate the screening in conjunction with the park event.
“We hope to provide needed health care coordination and connect individuals with available resources in Lake County,” said Dhanda.
WHH plans to conduct similar screening clinics in the future. Volunteers will continue to inform individuals about health care availability at upcoming sessions.
For information about upcoming screenings, Worldwide Healing Hands missions and volunteer opportunities, visit the WHH Web site, www.worldwidehealinghands.org .
LAKEPORT, Calif. – A fire that burned close to Sutter Lakeside Hospital on Tuesday afternoon was caused by equipment, according to the Lakeport Fire chief.
The fire, first reported over the radio shortly after 2 p.m., was located in the area of Hill Road and Hill Road East, just up the road from Sutter Lakeside Hospital.
The first units on scene found the blaze to be a quarter of an acre with a moderate rate of spread and low wind on it, radio reports indicated.
Lakeport Fire Chief Doug Hutchison said the fire's final size was mapped at approximately 16.1 acres by Cal Fire's Copter 104.
“The cause was, they were mowing for fire prevention,” Hutchison said.
It's believed that the mower – which was towed behind a tractor – ran into some old wire. “That's when they noticed smoke behind them,” Hutchison said.
Responding to the incident along with Lakeport Fire were Northshore Fire, Kelseyville Fire and Cal Fire, he said.
Hutchison said he responded, along with three engines from Lakeport Fire; Northshore Fire Chief Jay Beristianos brought two engines and a water tender; Kelseyville Fire sent an engine and a water tender; and Cal Fire had two engines, two crews, a dozers, a battalion chief and Copter 104 on scene.
The Lake County Sheriff's Office reported that Hill Road also was temporarily under traffic control as firefighters were working in the area.
Nearby Sutter Lakeside Hospital was on standby, and the outlying clinics had been notified and temporarily evacuated while firefighters were working to control the fire, according to hospital spokeswoman Morgan Wells.
Hutchison estimated it took a few hours to get good containment on the blaze due to the area's light, flashy fuels – specifically, grass. Thanks to this year's rain, there is an abundance of such vegetation.
At the same time, firefighters were negotiating around oak trees, he said.
Cal Fire kept some units on scene on Wednesday, when they cleared the scene at around 3:30 p.m., according to radio traffic. Hutchison confirmed that they had remained out on the site for monitoring.
Noting he's always on edge about fire, Hutchison said that his biggest concern this year is due to the rain and the resulting fuels.
While it's good for the groundwater supply, “The flip side of that is all that rain has given us an abundant grass crop,” and he said it's dried out very quickly with the recent mini heat wave.
“Unlike other fuel types, grass burns incredibly fast, incredibly aggressively and very erratically,” he said, adding that a grass fire will turn quicker than a fire in heavier fuels.
As an example, Hutchison explained that Tuesday's fire one minute would be spreading slowly, and then some wind would hit it and cause it to quickly move 200 feet.
He said that, in a lot of ways, grass fires can be more dangerous to people, who get lulled into a false sense of security. The danger, he said, is such fires can quickly change direction.
With the hot weather, mowing is a concern. “We appreciates everyone's efforts to try to knock the grass down. We don't want to discourage that,” Hutchison said.
However, he advised people to do the work early in the day. That means no mowing after 9 or 10 a.m. on a sunny day with little or no wind, and keeping a fire extinguisher on hand.
“It's just one spark. It's all it takes,” he added.
Tuesday's fire was the first big incident of the fire season in Lake County.
“We're hoping it's not an omen for the rest of the season,” Hutchison said.
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Joshua Lee Pruett
Sept. 30, 1971 - June 4, 2016
Josh passed away peacefully on June 4, 2016, in Oregon after a short illness.
He was an avid fisherman and hunter but was fond of anything to do with the outdoors. His primary occupation was an auto mechanic, although he did many other things during the course of his life.
He is preceded in death by his father, Alvin Pruett of Kelseyville, Calif.
He is survived by his mother, Pamela Rouse and his stepfather, David Rouse of Rogue River, Ore.; his sisters, Jaime Pruett and Amanda Pruett; his daughters, Tristin (Jon) Barrientes and Shana Cossey; his aunts, Maxine (Robert) Burnes and Lydia (Russell) Calvery; uncle, Leroy (Judy) Pruett,; cousins; nephews and nieces; and his girlfriend, Jeanette Martinez.
Per Josh's request, there will be no services.
A celebration of life will be held at a later date.