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LUCERNE, Calif. – Swiss National Radio and Television company is looking for families from Lucerne who would like to “swap lives” for one week with a family from their twin town in Switzerland.
The casting is for the Swiss show, “Family Swap.”
Apart from swapping homes, the families will have the opportunity to experience each others' jobs, schools, culture, interests and the best of what their host city has to offer.
If you and your family are available for one week in August 2014 and would like further details about this all expenses paid trip and unforgettable adventure, please contact Melanie Ansley at
LUCERNE, Calif. – A Redwood Valley woman was injured Tuesday morning in a single-vehicle crash on Highway 20 east of Lucerne.
Kristen Jahn, 63, suffered moderate injuries in the wreck, which occurred just after 10 a.m. on Highway 20 west of Bruner Drive, according to the California Highway Patrol's Clear Lake Area office.
Jahn was driving a 2005 Honda Pilot westbound at approximately 35 miles per hour when she allowed the vehicle to go off the roadway and onto the north shoulder, the CHP reported.
The Honda hit a 35 mile per hour sign before crashing into a dirt embankment and rolling over, the CHP said.
The CHP said Jahn's Honda came to rest on its wheels, in the center of the roadway, facing eastbound.
Northshore Fire and CHP responded to the scene, with Jahn transported to Lucerne Alpine Park where REACH 6 picked her up and flew her to Santa Rosa Memorial Hospital, according to reports from the scene.
Alcohol was not a contributing factor in the crash, which the CHP said remains under investigation.
The CHP said Jahn was wearing her seat belt.
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LAKE COUNTY, Calif. – Rodeo is for all ages and this year's Lake County Rodeo will once again invite children to participate in special contests just for them.
The 85th annual Lake County Rodeo will be held Friday, July 11, and Saturday, July 12, at the Lake County Fairgrounds, 401 Martin St. in Lakeport.
Events for the children this year include the traditional favorites, the “Cutest Lil Cowpoke” and “mutton bustin'.”
The Cutest Cowpoke Competition takes place between 6 and 7 p.m. July 11 at the fairgrounds. The contest is open to boys and girls, ages 3 to 8, and there is no limit on the number of entries.
The Clear Lake Junior Horsemen – which will perform routines on both nights of the rodeo – and the Scotts Valley 4H Swine Group sponsor the Cutest Cowpoke Competition.
Applications are available online at www.lakecountyrodeo.com or at CJS Ranch Supply in Middletown, Barreda’s Lower Lake Feed, Rainbow Ag in Lakeport and the Lake County Chamber of Commerce at Vista Point in Lakeport.
The deadline to enter is 5:30 p.m. Friday, July 11. All participants should arrive on Friday no later than 5:15 p.m. to check in at the rodeo office.
Admission is free this year for children age 12 and under when accompanied by a paid adult admission. There is no contest entry fee.
Children are encouraged to dress in “rodeo style,” but no live props are allowed.
The winning boy and girl will each be awarded a special Silver Buckle for their prize.
For more information please call 707-245-7431.
For those children whose dream it is to compete in the rodeo itself, there is the mutton bustin' competition.
The competition will take place each evening between 6 and 7 p.m. Contestants should check in at the Rodeo Office no later than 5:15 p.m. on the day of their ride.
Boys and girls between 4 and 8 years of age, who weigh in on those dates at no more than 50 pounds, can have the thrill of their life seeing how long they can ride a sheep.
The entry fee is $10 per child; rodeo admission is free for 12 and under when accompanied by a paid adult admission.
Contestants should dress in long-sleeved shirts and jeans, wear sturdy boots or shoes, and have a properly sized helmet.
The winner receives a silver buckle and every rider will be presented with an authentic mutton bustin' t-shirt.
Winner's buckles, sponsored by CJS Ranch Supply, will be awarded Friday and Saturday night to the youngsters who have the longest ride of the night.
This event fills up fast and contestants (or their moms and dads) should get signed up early.
The applications are available at www.lakecountyrodeo.com , just click on “Rodeo Forms.”
The applications also will be available at CJS Ranch Supply in Middletown, Barreda’s Lower Lake Feed, Rainbow Ag in Lakeport and the Lake County Chamber of Commerce at Vista Point in Lakeport.
The rodeo thanked CJS Ranch Supply, Fred Robinson who supplies the sheep, mutton bustin’ Chair Angel Purdy and all the rodeo directors who bring the event to the arena each night.
For questions concerning the Mutton Bustin' competition, please contact Chair Angel Purdy at 707-349-1991.
NORTHERN CALIFORNIA – The Glenn County Sheriff's Office is investigating the discovery of human remains along a stretch of the Sacramento River over the weekend.
Glenn County Sheriff Larry Jones said the discovery was made on Sunday near County Road 23, south of Hamilton City.
He said off-duty state Fish and Wildlife Warden Steve Martignoni, who was kayaking on the Sacramento River south of Hamilton City with his son, located what appeared to be human skeletal remains on the west bank, in shallow water.
Sheriff’s Sgt. Travis Goodwin and Deputy Sheriff Jon Owens responded in a four-wheel-drive patrol unit and met with Martignoni and his son, Jones said.
Martignoni related that he and his son had decided to take a break and paddled to the west shoreline. His son noticed something in the shallows that attracted his attention and he informed his father. Upon closer inspection, the article of attraction appeared to be skeletal remains of a human, according to Jones.
While waiting for deputies to arrive, Martignoni said he explored the shoreline north and south of the location of the remains in an effort to locate further evidence of remains but found nothing, Jones said.
Jones said the skeletal remains were found in about 10 inches of clear water. The scene was processed, and the remains were packaged and removed to a mortuary.
The remains are those of a lower body extremity and there are indicators that show this is not a native artifact, which are sometimes located along the banks of the river, Jones explained.
Jones said the partial bones of a human body will be examined by the sheriff’s contract forensic pathologist and the Chico State University Human Identification Laboratory in an effort to positively discern whether they are those of a male or female, adult or juvenile, and perhaps an approximate age and race.
The information gained, Jones added, will be matched against those descriptions of known missing person reports.
At this point early on in this investigation, Jones said it is not known how long the remains may have been in the river, nor their origin, or a cause of death.
He said the area in which the remains were located will be thoroughly searched and processed.
The last human skeletal remains located in Glenn County along the Sacramento River were near the Ord Bend Park on July 27, 2012, as Lake County News has reported.
In October of 2012, those remains were identified by DNA verification as those of Heidi Joanne Ring, who had been reported as an at risk missing person in June of 2005. The investigation into the disappearance and death of Heidi Ring, like the current discovery of skeletal remains, is ongoing.
Anyone who believes they may have pertinent information regarding this recent case is asked to contact the Glenn County Sheriff-Coroner’s Office at 530-934-6441.
MIDDLETOWN, Calif. – A Middletown woman was arrested over the weekend for allegedly having sex with a 13-year-old boy and giving him and other teens alcohol.
Tracy Ann Beverlin, 34, was arrested following an investigation conducted by Lake County Sheriff's deputies, according to Lt. Steve Brooks.
Last Friday, June 20, deputies responded to a report of lewd and lascivious acts with a child in Middletown, Brooks said.
At approximately 9:15 p.m. they contacted the parents of two 13-year-old juveniles, who Brooks said reported that their children had recently spent the night at a residence belonging to Beverlin.
One of the parents overheard his son talking to friends about the overnight stay at Beverlin’s, which consisted of drinking alcoholic beverages and sexual intercourse. When confronted, Brooks said the boy admitted Beverlin was supplying him with alcohol and that he was having ongoing sexual relations with Beverlin at her home.
The second juvenile explained he also had spent the night at Beverlin’s and she had provided alcohol for them to drink. He also said that Beverlin consumed alcohol with him and two other juveniles, Brooks said.
Brooks said the deputies were able to seize evidence which corroborated the statements provided by both of the juveniles.
At 9 p.m. last Saturday, June 21, deputies contacted Beverlin at her residence. Brooks said Beverlin denied all allegations and said she would never provide alcohol to underage kids.
Beverlin was arrested for felonies including unlawful sex with a minor who is more than three years younger, unlawful sex with a minor under 16 years of age while being over 21 years of age, distribution of lewd material to a minor, oral copulation with a minor under 14 years of age and more than 10 year younger, lewd act on a child and a misdemeanor charge of contributing to the delinquency of a minor, Brooks said.
She was transported to the Lake County Hill Road Correctional Facility and booked, Brooks said.
Her bail was set at $20,000 and jail records indicated that Beverlin, a stay-at-home mother, later was released from custody.
KELSEYVILLE, Calif. – The Kelseyville Unified School District is set to open its first charter school this fall, and is now accepting applications from prospective students.
The Intermountain STEM Academy Charter School, or ISACS for short, is a public charter school under the authority of the Kelseyville Unified School District which opens in the 2014-15 school year.
The district said it will eventually serve students from kindergarten through eighth grade, however, when it opens its doors in the fall ISACS will begin with fifth- through eighth-grade enrollment.
Kindergarten and the other grades, along with an additional classroom, are to be added beginning in the 2016-17 school year, at which time it's expected the charter will have 60 K-8 students, according to the charter school application.
District staffer Barbara Green said the school will be located at 13412 Bottle Rock Road in Cobb, at the location of what formerly was a necessary small high school that has since closed.
Initially, the charter school will have one teacher and one classroom, and enrollment will be limited to 20 students, Green said.
“Anyone is welcome to apply,” Green said, adding, “We do have to give first preference to our district students.”
Any spots that are left after district students have been admitted would be open on a first-come, first-served basis to other students, Green said.
She said the deadline application is Aug. 1.
The overriding goal for ISACS is to provide an exceptional academic alternative program that emphasizes “STEM” – science, technology, engineering and mathematics – education for Lake County families, according to the district.
The STEM mission seeks to inspire achievement “through rigorous, innovative and authentic experiences” in order to prepare students “to be productive and successful citizens by developing a strong work ethic and higher-level critical thinking skills needed for college, career, and citizenship in the 21st century.”
The district said ISACS' educational program is designed so that children of various learning styles and abilities will thrive in a child-centered, experiential and active learning environment that embraces the whole child.
Green said Superintendent Dave McQueen believed there is a need for the new charter school.
She said the Kelseyville Unified School Board held a public hearing on the charter school petition at a special April 8 meeting, approved the petition at a regular board meeting on April 29 and subsequently mailed the document to the state. The necessary documents are expected to go into effect in July.
Green said the 81-page petition the district submitted to the state is posted on the district's Web site. It can be found on the home page under the “important information” heading.”
Applications are available on the Kelseyville Unified School District Web site, www.kvusd.org , or at the Kelseyville District Office, located at 4410 Konocti Road.
Applications may be submitted in person at 4410 Konocti Road or by mail.
For more information about enrollment for the 2014-15 school year, please contact the Kelseyville Unified School District Office at 707-279-1511.
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