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LAKE COUNTY, Calif. – On Veteran’s Day – Tuesday, Nov. 11 – the flags of fallen veterans will fly in display at cemeteries throughout Lake County.
Lake County Veterans Memorial-Avenue of Flags Association, with the help of local volunteers, will install the flagpoles and mount the large flags along the avenues of county cemeteries.
These flags once draped the casket of a fallen veteran. Upon the completion of the internment ceremony, the family is presented the flag. The family has the option of donating the use of the veterans’ burial flag to the Lake County Veterans Memorial- Avenue of Flags Association.
On Memorial Day and Veterans Day the flags are flown to commemorate the memory of veterans who defended our country.
Avenue of Flags will be presented at the following cemeteries: Hartley Cemetery in Lakeport, Upper Lake Cemetery, Kelseyville Cemetery, and Lower Lake Cemetery.
Installation of flagpoles and flags will begin at 7 a.m., weather permitting.
Takedown of flags and flagpoles will occur at 4 p.m.
Volunteers would be appreciated at all locations.
Further information is available from the following representatives: Upper Lake, Byron Green at 707-275-9515; Lower Lake, Dave Schober at 707-533-5843; Kelseyville, Paul Harris at 707-279-1115; and Hartley Cemetery, Lakeport, Dean Gotham at 707-350-1159.
Express your respect for fallen veterans and experience the pride of the magnificent display of our veterans’ flags. Never forget.
A tired driver can be just as dangerous and deadly behind the wheel as an intoxicated driver.
The California Highway Patrol (CHP) joins the National Sleep Foundation in a weeklong campaign to educate motorists during “Drowsy Driving Prevention Week,” Nov. 2 to 9.
“When you decide to get behind the wheel of a car, be aware that being sleepy is dangerous,” said CHP Commissioner Joe Farrow. “Although most Californians know how dangerous drinking and driving is, they may not fully realize that drowsy driving can be just as dangerous and potentially fatal as driving drunk.”
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, cognitive impairment after approximately 18 hours awake is similar to that of someone with a blood alcohol concentration (BAC) of 0.05 percent.
After about 24 hours awake, impairment is equivalent to a BAC of 0.10 percent, higher than the legal limit in all states.
In addition, lower levels of alcohol (below the legal limit) amplify the effects of inadequate sleep.
According to statistics from the CHP’s Statewide Integrated Traffic Records System, in 2012, the most recent year in which finalized figures are available, there were more than 3,900 collisions in California involving drowsy drivers.
As a result of those collisions, 36 people died and more than 2,100 others were injured.
Below are some signs that should tell a driver to stop and rest:
– Difficulty focusing, frequent blinking, or heavy eyelids.
– Daydreaming; wandering/disconnected thoughts.
– Trouble remembering the last few miles driven; missing exits or traffic signs.
– Yawning repeatedly or rubbing your eyes.
– Trouble keeping your head up.
– Drifting from your lane, tailgating, or hitting a shoulder rumble strip.
– Feeling restless and irritable.
If you experience any of these warning signs, the CHP urges you to pull over to rest or change drivers.
Simply turning up the radio or opening the window are not effective ways to stay alert, officials said.
LAKE COUNTY, Calif. – Lake County Animal Care and Control has all sorts of cats waiting for new homes this week.
Tabbies, black cats, gray cats, a tuxedo and calicoes are available to loving, forever homes.
In addition to spaying or neutering, cats that are adopted from Lake County Animal Care and Control are microchipped 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 there, 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 cats at the Lake County Animal Care and Control shelter have been cleared for adoption (other cats pictured on the animal control Web site that are not listed here are still “on hold”).
'Mr. B'
“Mr. B” is an adult domestic short hair mix cat with an all-black coat.
He's in cat room kennel No. 35, ID No. 1170.
'Mommy'
“Mommy” in an adult female domestic short hair mix cat with a gray and white coat.
She is in cat room kennel No. 43a, ID No. 1164.
'Trippy'
“Trippy” is a male domestic short hair mix cat with a black coat and white markings.
He is in cat room kennel No. 43b, ID No. 1165.
'ChowChow'
“ChowChow” is an adult male domestic longhair mix cat with Siamese markings.
He is in cat room kennel No. 58, ID No. 1166.
'Baby'
“Baby,” an adult female domestic short hair mix, has a gray tabby coat with white markings.
She is in cat room kennel No. 64a, ID No. 1162.
'Sugar Pie'
“Sugar Pie” is an adult female domestic short hair mix cat with tuxedo markings.
She is in cat room kennel No. 64b, ID No. 1163.
'Trisha'
“Trisha” is a female adult domestic short hair cat with a calico coat.
She's in cat room kennel No. 66a, ID No. 1167.
'Bella'
“Bella” is a female adult domestic medium hair cat with a gray tabby coat.
She is in cat room kennel No. 66b, ID No. 1168.
'Tinker Bell'
“Tinker Bell” is a female adult domestic short hair mix with calico markings.
Find her in cat room kennel No. 80, ID No. 1082.
'Cobby'
“Cobby” is an adult female domestic short hair with tabby markings.
She's in cat room kennel No. 88a, ID No. 1171.
'Grey Bear'
"Grey Bear" is a male adult domestic short hair mix cat with a gray coat and bright yellow eyes.
He's in cat room kennel No. 88b, ID no. 1172.
Adoptable cats also can be seen at http://www.co.lake.ca.us/Government/Directory/Animal_Care_And_Control/Adopt/Cats_and_Kittens.htm or at www.petfinder.com .
Please note: Cats listed at the shelter's Web page that are said to be “on hold” are not yet cleared for adoption.
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, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., and 1 p.m. to 3 p.m., Saturday. The shelter is open from 10:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday and on Saturday from 1 p.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
LAKEPORT, Calif. – Saratoga Springs. Bartlett Springs. Hoberg’s Resort.
These names evoke early-day accommodations in Lake County, but other, lesser-known hostelries filled a niche that the grand resorts didn’t.
In Lakeport travelers had a handful of choices in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
The Benvenue, also called the Mound Hotel and Cottages, offered lodging on Main Street where St. Mary Immaculate Catholic Church is now.
The Clear Lake Hotel stood on Main Street between First and Second.
Perhaps the earliest hotel was the Mann House in the 1860s, but little is known of it.
Downtown, a succession of hotels in two locations served travelers and boarders for decades.
At First and Main streets was the establishment variously known as the Giselman, the Garrett and the Lakeport Hotel.
Third and Main was the location of Greene’s Hotel, and later the Lakeview Hotel and the Monroe Building.
Hotel owners and operators came and went, sometimes making it hard to follow the changes. In some cases the owner handled operations and at other times owners leased the hotels to managers.
Thomas Garrett operated both hotels at different times in the early 20th century.
Two women with similar names operated two different hotels on Main Street.
Mary Ann (Moody) Greene, wife of William Woods Greene, had Greene’s Hotel in the 1870s and 1880s.
W.W. Greene had kept hotels in Placer and Colusa counties before moving to Lakeport.
Mary Dale (Byrnes) Green, wife of Arthur Wellington “Wellie” Green, ran the Giselman in the early 1900s.
In the days when Lakeport had no restaurants, the hotel dining rooms filled the need. Food for the dining rooms came from the local area. Hotelkeepers raised chickens for meat and eggs and farmers supplied produce.
The hotels did more than house travelers. In the 1890s both hotels housed telephone switchboards.
Some small businesses rented workspace in the hotels. Local organizations such as the Lakeport Women’s Civic Club and the Lakeport Volunteer Fire Department held meetings and dinners in the hotels.
In January 1912 prominent Lakeport business men gathered at the Garret Hotel for a banquet and an evening of speeches on the state of the city.
The 1906 San Francisco earthquake damaged buildings in Lakeport including the Giselman and Lakeview hotels.
At the Giselman, the quake threw 11-year-old Inez Green out of bed, and in later years she remembered the bricks falling past her bedroom window.
Old photos show men cleaning up the bricks that fell from the Lakeview.
John Monroe bought the Lakeview Hotel in 1921 and converted it to a multi-use building with shops on the first floor and apartments above.
Monroe’s wife Rosa Greene was a granddaughter of W. W. and Mary Ann Greene who had operated Greene’s Hotel on the same location about forty years earlier.
On April 20, 1926, a fire destroyed the Monroe Building and other buildings on the west side of Main Street between Third and Fourth streets.
One-story buildings replaced all of the buildings destroyed in the fire.
Mary Raymond owned the hotel at First and Main from 1924 to 1943 when she sold it to Joseph “JoJo” Duke.
Mrs. Raymond removed the wooden veranda and installed steel fire escapes following several major fires in Lakeport in the mid-1920s. She also had 18 bungalows built behind the hotel in the 1930s.
A fire damaged but did not destroy the hotel in 1942.
Auto courts and motels supplanted Lakeport’s downtown hotels in the 20th century and now the hotels are a dim memory of a long-gone lifestyle.
The much-altered building at First and Main now houses an antique mall.
A mid-20th century façade was removed a few years ago to reveal graceful old columns, relics of the hotel’s prime.
Jan Cook has lived in Lake County for more than 40 years. She works for the Lake County Library, is the editor of the Lake County Historical Society's Pomo Bulletin and is a history correspondent for Lake County News. If you have questions or comments please contact Jan at
LAKE COUNTY, Calif. – Lake County Animal Care and Control has a full house of dogs of all sizes and breeds this week.
Breeds available include mixes of border collie, Chihuahua, German Shepherd, hound, Irish Setter, Labrador Retriever, pit bull and Rottweiler.
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 pit bull terrier mix
This female pit bull terrier has a short brown coat.
She's in kennel No. 3, ID No. 1086.
Male pit bull terrier mix
This male pit bull terrier mix has a short coat.
He's in kennel No. 4, ID No. 1127.
'Buster'
Buster is a male border collie mix.
Shelter staff say he's a great guy, and while still young is very well behaved.
He will need medical care for his condition, as he suffers from epilepsy. Buster is currently on medication to help keep it under control.
Buster is in kennel No. 6a, ID No. 1110.
'Ghost'
“Ghost” is a male border collie mix, with a beautiful white coat.
He is deaf and, while initially scared, warms up to people. Shelter staff said he will need work and training to help him live with his disability.
Find Ghost in kennel 6b, ID No. 1111.
'Mickey'
“Mickey” is a male Chihuahua mix with a short buff-colored coat.
He is in kennel No. 7, ID No. 1029.
Male pit bull terrier mix
This male pit bull terrier mix is cute and shy, according to shelter staff.
He would make a great companion to someone who had lots of time to spend with him, and give him lots of love.
He's in kennel No. 10a, ID No. 1093.
Pit bull terrier mix
This young male pit bull terrier mix came in with the dog in kennel 10a. Both are scared but loving, according to shelter staff.
He's in kennel 10b, ID No. 1094.
Male Rottweiler mix
This male Rottweiler mix is a young dog.
Shelter staff said he is still a puppy. He needs some training and would make a great dog.
Find him in kennel No. 12, ID No. 1032.
Hound-shepherd mix
This male hound-shepherd mix has a short brown coat.
He's in kennel No. 13, ID No. 1107.
'Bella'
“Bella” is a female pit bull terrier mix.
This lovely older girl came in already spayed so she will have a low adoption fee.
Shelter staff said she was raised in a home with babies to older children.
Bella is housebroken, she gets along with cats and other dogs. She is very happy and healthy.
She's in kennel No. 15, ID No. 1131.
German Shepherd
This male German Shepherd needs a loving home.
He is very energetic and would do best with an active family and a large yard to run and play.
While he has some training, shelter staff said he would benefit from more training in obedience and basic manners. He is said to be good with all nondominant dogs.
He's in kennel No. 24, ID No. 975.
Male Chihuahua mix
This male Chihuahua mix has a short black and tan coat.
He's in kennel No. 26, ID No. 26, ID No. 1079.
'Appa'
“Appa” is a male Irish Setter mix.
He has a medium-length reddish-brown coat.
Find him in kennel No. 27, ID No. 1078.
Male shepherd
This male shepherd has a short buff-colored coat.
He's in kennel No. 28, ID No. 1035.
'Otis'
“Otis” is a male pit bull terrier mix with a short brown coat with white markings.
Find him in kennel No. 29, ID No. 1077.
Pit bull terrier mix
This female pit bull terrier mix puppy has a light-colored short coat.
Shelter staff said she is deaf and will need a home willing to give her the needed love and attention.
Find her in kennel No. 31, ID No. 1118.
Female pit bull terrier mix
This female pit bull terrier mix has a short gray and white coat.
She is in kennel No. 33, ID No. 1099.
Male Labrador Retriever
This male Labrador Retriever mix has a short black coat.
He's good with other dogs prefers and prefers to be around other males.
Shelter staff said he has a mellow energy level. He appears to have been an outside dog and is a bit jumpy about being indoors, but will adjust well if given the chance.
He's in kennel No. 34, ID No. 779.
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, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., and 1 p.m. to 3 p.m., Saturday. The shelter is open from 10:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday and on Saturday from 1 p.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
The Antarctic ozone hole reached its annual peak size on Sept. 11, according to scientists from NASA and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).
The size of this year’s hole was 24.1 million square kilometers or 9.3 million square miles — an area roughly the size of North America.
The single-day maximum area was similar to that in 2013, which reached 24.0 million square kilometers, or 9.3 million square miles.
The largest single-day ozone hole ever recorded by satellite was 29.9 million square kilometers, 11.5 million square miles, on Sept. 9, 2000.
Overall, the 2014 ozone hole is smaller than the large holes of the 1998 to 2006 period, and is comparable to 2010, 2012 and 2013.
With the increased atmospheric chlorine levels present since the 1980s, the Antarctic ozone hole forms and expands during the Southern Hemisphere spring (August and September).
The ozone layer helps shield life on Earth from potentially harmful ultraviolet radiation that can cause skin cancer and damage plants.
The Montreal Protocol agreement beginning in 1987 regulated ozone depleting substances, such as chlorine-containing chlorofluorocarbons and bromine-containing halons. The 2014 level of these substances over Antarctica has declined about 9 percent below the record maximum in 2000.
“Year-to-year weather variability significantly impacts Antarctica ozone because warmer stratospheric temperatures can reduce ozone depletion,” said Paul A. Newman, chief scientist for atmospheres at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland. “The ozone hole area is smaller than what we saw in the late-1990s and early 2000s, and we know that chlorine levels are decreasing. However, we are still uncertain about whether a long-term Antarctic stratospheric temperature warming might be reducing this ozone depletion.”
Scientists are working to determine if the ozone hole trend over the last decade is a result of temperature increases or chorine declines. An increase of stratospheric temperature over Antarctica would decrease the ozone hole’s area.
Satellite and ground-based measurements show that chlorine levels are declining, but stratospheric temperature analyses in that region are less reliable for determining long-term trends.
Scientists also found that the minimum thickness of ozone layer this year was recorded at 114 Dobson units on Sept. 30, compared to 250-350 Dobson units during the 1960s.
Over the last 50 years satellite and ground-based records over Antarctica show ozone column amounts ranging from 100 to 400 Dobson units, which translates to about 1 millimeter (1/25 inch) to 5 millimeters (1/6 inch) of ozone in a layer if all of the ozone were brought down to the surface.
The ozone data come from the Dutch-Finnish Ozone Monitoring Instrument on NASA’s Aura satellite and the Ozone Monitoring and Profiler Suite instrument on the NASA-NOAA Suomi National Polar-orbiting Partnership satellite.
NOAA measurements at South Pole station monitor the ozone layer above that location by means of Dobson spectrophotometer and regular ozone-sonde balloon launches that record the thickness of the ozone layer and its vertical distribution.
Chlorine amounts are estimated using NOAA and NASA ground measurements and observations from the Microwave Limb Sounder aboard NASA’s Aura satellite.
NASA and NOAA are mandated under the Clean Air Act to monitor ozone-depleting gases and stratospheric depletion of ozone.
Scientists from NASA and NOAA have been monitoring the ozone layer and the concentrations of ozone-depleting substances and their breakdown products from the ground and with a variety of instruments on satellites and balloons since the 1970s.
These observations allow us to provide a continuous long-term record to track the long-term and year-to-year evolution of ozone amounts.
Dr. Tony Phillips works for the National Aeronautics and Space Administration.