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LOWER LAKE, Calif. – Two people were flown to trauma centers on Tuesday following a wreck that involved a car and a dump truck.
The California Highway Patrol said the crash occurred at 10:49 a.m. Tuesday on Highway 29 south of Doten Road near Lower Lake.
The CHP said Krista Deluna, 27, of Kelseyville, was driving a 2002 Honda Civic southbound on Highway 29 and was stopped, intending to turn left onto private property.
Behind Deluna was Matthew Gunn, 38, Clearlake Oaks, who was driving a 2007 Freightliner dump truck southbound on Highway 29 at an unknown speed, the CHP said.
For unknown reasons, Gunn failed to observe that Deluna’s car was stopped. The CHP said Gunn applied his brakes, and turned to the left and then to the right, but was unable to avoid hitting Deluna’s car.
The force of the impact pushed Deluna’s car onto the south shoulder and caused Gunn’s truck to overturn onto its left side, spilling its load of gravel onto Highway 29, the CHP said.
The CHP said one-way traffic was in effect for approximately three hours while the scene was cleaned up.
Kelseyville Fire, Cal Fire, the CHP and Caltrans responded to the incident, along with air ambulances from REACH and Calstar, according to the report.
Both Gunn and Deluna were flown to out-of-county trauma centers. The CHP said Gunn, who had moderate injuries, was flown by Calstar to Santa Rosa Memorial. Deluna had major injuries – including broken ribs and a facial laceration – and was transported to Kaiser Vacaville.
Both drivers were wearing their seat belts at the time of the wreck, the CHP said.
The CHP had no update on the conditions of Deluna and Gunn as of Wednesday afternoon.
CHP officer Mark Crutcher is investigating the collision.
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LAKEPORT, Calif. – Two children sustained major injuries and were flown to an out-of-county trauma center and four others also were hurt as the result of a Sunday morning vehicle crash near Lakeport.
The crash occurred at approximately 9:26 a.m. Sunday on Big Valley Road north of Stone Drive, according to the California Highway Patrol's Clear Lake Area office.
Leora Hopper, 31, of Lakeport was driving a 2003 Chevy Tahoe southbound on Big Valley Road, with seven passengers riding with her, including 57-year-old Calvin Hopper Sr. of Lakeport, and six juveniles ranging in age between 3 and 11.
The CHP said Leora Hopper was driving approximately 40 to 45 miles per hour when, due to her speed – which the CHP said was unsafe – she was unable to negotiate a sharp lefthand turn in the roadway.
The CHP report said she went off the right side of the road, with the right side of her vehicle hitting an oak tree stump.
When it hit the stump, the Chevy spun around 180 degrees and came to rest in a grass field, the CHP said.
One of the six juveniles in the vehicle was ejected from the Chevy through the rear window, sustaining major injuries. She and the second girl who had major injuries were flown by a REACH air ambulance to UC Davis, the CHP said.
The CHP said the six juveniles who were involved included two females aged 11 and 5, who suffered major injuries; a 10-year-old female and a 9-year-old male had minor injuries, along with a 3-year-old and 5-year old, with the gender of the latter two not reported.
CHP Officer Kory Reynolds said the children who had minor injuries – specifically, complaints of pain – were taken to Sutter Lakeside. Neither Leora Hopper nor Calvin Hopper sustained injuries.
As of Tuesday Reynolds said he had no update on the condition of the children taken to UC Davis.
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LOWER LAKE, Calif. – Caltrans will hold a meeting on Wednesday, June 8, to discuss plans to widen a section of Highway 29.
The open public forum on the Lake 29 Improvement Project will be held from 6 to 8 p.m. at the Lower Lake High School gymnasium, 9430 Lake St.
Caltrans, the Lake County Area Planning Council and the Federal Highway Administration are proposing to widen an eight-mile segment of Highway 29 between Lower Lake and Kelseyville to a four-lane expressway with access control.
The proposed project will start at the top of the Glasgow Grade – at Diener Drive – about 3.3 miles north of the town of Lower Lake. The proposed project will end just north of the Highway 29/175 intersection.
At the public hearing, attendees will be able to visit display stations to view project exhibits, discuss the revised partial draft environmental impact report/environmental assessment with Caltrans project staff and enter formal comments into the public record.
For more information visit http://www.dot.ca.gov/dist1/d1projects/lake29/index.htm .
NORTH COAST, Calif. – A control burn on Lake Mendocino's Coyote Valley Dam will take place early next week.
On the evening of Monday, June 13, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers in cooperation with Cal Fire will conduct a control burn at the dam from 5 to 9 p.m.
Officials said the smoke will be visible throughout the entire Ukiah and Redwood Valley areas.
The purpose of the control burn is to assist the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers in removing the vegetation from the face of the Coyote Valley Dam, allowing access and visibility for a required inspection, officials said.
As a result of the burn, officials said the Coyote Dam and the Fish Hatchery area near the base of the dam will be closed to the public.
The burn will be conducted under very tight restrictions for the personal safety of firefighters and area residents, Cal Fire said, noting that safety is of the utmost concern.
LAKE COUNTY, Calif. – The Lake County Hunger Task Force Board of Directors will hold its annual meeting on Monday, June 27, at Lakeside County Park.
The event is a potluck, with barbecued chicken and beverages provided, to be held from 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.
All interested individuals are invited to attend.
The task force was formed in 2001, and has been meeting monthly since that time. In 2013 it decided to ensure its future, so a 501(c)3 application was submitted and approved, forming a legal, nonprofit organization.
The organization maintains community gardens where the food grown is given to the local senior centers and food pantries.
All who work in the gardens are allowed to take food for their own use. They glean pears, walnuts and table grapes. They also give canning lessons in the fall, to keep food that has been grown from going to waste. They provide labor for two food pantries giving out food.
They normally participate in the Pear Festival and the Harvest Festival, running a "guess how much our pumpkin weighs" contest and provide information about food resources throughout Lake County.
During the holiday season, they prepare and sell Bountiful Boxes, which contain Lake County comice pears from Scully Packing, pink lady apples from Seely Farms, a bottle of either Lake County wine or Lake County olive oil, and Lake County walnuts. This is their main fundraiser for the year.
Recently, they agreed to be the fiscal agent for the Lake County Christmas Fund, renamed the Lake County Holiday Fund, which provides 1,650 boxes of food at the holiday season in both Lakeport and Clearlake.
Any interested person is invited to join us in any of the above activities. If you would like to attend the potluck, please call Lorrie Gray at 707-277-9227 for more information.
Lakeside County Park is located at 1985 Park Drive in Kelseyville.
UPPER LAKE, Calif. – Lake County Wine Studio is presenting an interactive exploration of Lake County varietals, appellations and wine making styles co-hosted by Shannon Michele.
The series aims to help participants advance their sensory evaluation and wine tasting skills with specially selected varietals, flights and verticals paired with "snackatizers" to compliment the wine tasting experience.
The second session in the four-part series from 2 to 5 p.m. Saturday, June 25, will focus on Rhone wines, with a flight of white varietals and a flight of Rosés.
Dates and featured wines to follow are: Aug. 21 (Pinot Noir, Grenache and Sangiovese); Oct. 23 (Rhone Red Wines).
The cost is $25/each session per person. Seating is limited. For reservations and additional information, contact Susan at 707-293-8752.
Lake County Wine Studio is both a gallery for display of arts and a tasting room, wine bar and retail shop for the fine wines of Lake County. Artists' shows are held on a monthly basis with art and wine receptions held the first Friday and subsequent Saturday of each month except in January.
The gallery is located at 9505 Main St. in Upper Lake. June through August it is open daily from 1 to 7 p.m. and on Friday from 1 to 8 p.m.
For more information call Lake County Wine Studio at 707-275-8030 or visit www.lakecountywinestudio.com .