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KELSEYVILLE, Calif. – Three people suffered minor injuries in an early morning crash near Kelseyville on Monday.
The California Highway Patrol said the two-vehicle wreck occurred on Highway 29 at Kelsey Creek Drive at 7:15 a.m.
Fernando Morales, 44, of Finley was driving northbound on Highway 29 with fellow Finley residents Eduardo Garcia, 47, and Morales Mendoza, 38, riding as his passengers, the report said.
Morales brought the vehicle to a full and complete stop at the intersection with Kelsey Creek Drive with the left turn signal activated, the CHP said.
The CHP said Richard Hazelton, 49, of Kelseyville was driving a 2002 Dodge 55 miles per hour northbound on Highway 29, just south of Kelsey Creek Drive, approaching Morales' vehicle.
Hazelton initially failed to realize that Morales' vehicle was stopped. He applied his brakes hard but the CHP report said that “due to his unsafe speed for stopped traffic ahead,” Hazelton was unable to avoid hitting the back of the Ford.
After the crash, both Morales and Hazelton drove their vehicles to the south shoulder and waited for emergency personnel to arrive, the CHP said.
Hazelton, Morales and Garcia all sustained minor injuries and were transported to Sutter Lakeside Hospital for treatment, the CHP said. Mendoza was uninjured.
The CHP said all four of the men were wearing their seat belts.
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LAKE COUNTY, Calif. – The Clear Lake Area California Highway Patrol will offer free “Start Smart” traffic safety classes for teenage drivers and their parents/guardians.
The classes will run approximately two hours and will be offered on Wednesday, June 18, and Wednesday, July 23, from 6 to 8 p.m. at the CHP office in Kelseyville.
“This is a valuable program for parents and their newly licensed or soon to be licensed teen,” said Lt Greg Baarts, the Clear Lake Area office commander.
The leading cause of death for Americans 15 to 20 years old is motor vehicle collisions, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.
The CHP's goal is to reduce the death rate among teenagers as the result of these collisions.
The CHP’s “Start Smart” program is aimed at helping newly licensed and future licensed teenage drivers understand the critical responsibilities of driving and to understand that accidents happen, but collisions are 100 percent preventable.
The program is designed to provide teens and their parents/guardians with an interactive safe driving awareness class which will illustrate how poor choices behind the wheel of a car can affect the lives of numerous people.
“Start Smart” also focuses on responsibilities of newly licensed drivers, responsibilities of parents/guardians and collision avoidance techniques.
“The CHP wants to make our resources available to parents and teens when they have questions or issues about new driver development. We want to make ourselves available to the public to allow them to call or come down to talk face to face regarding any issue,” said Baarts.
Space is limited for this class and the Clear Lake Area CHP will be providing more classes throughout the year.
For more information or reservations, call Officer Kory Reynolds at the CHP office, 707-279-0103.
CLEARLAKE, Calif. – The Lakeshore Lions Club is looking to bring another spectacular fireworks display to the city of Clearlake to top off its 57th annual Redbud Parade and Festival on Saturday, July 5.
Donations are being sought to fill a $1,300 gap in the club's fireworks fund.
Fireworks Chairman Bob Kiel said the club appreciates the support of Pacific Gas & Electric, which has co-sponsored the display for the past few years.
He said just a few more dollars are needed to ensure this year's display is as well-received as last year's.
“We had so many compliments about our fireworks last year. Lakeport even asked who we had doing them,” Kiel said. “We going even bigger this year with a finale that will rock our beautiful, night sky.”
Those who like to donate should send their contributions to fireworks committee members: Robert Coker, 14240 Lakeshore Drive, Clearlake, CA 95422; or Bob Kiel, P.O. Box 3786, Clearlake, CA 95422.
Checks should be made payable to the Lakeshore Lions Club; memo line should read “Attention: Fireworks.”
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LAKEPORT, Calif. – The 53rd quilt block has been installed on the Lake County Quilt Trail.
The 8-foot by 8-foot quilt block, titled “Friendship,” is located at 2101 S. Main St. in Lakeport.
It is the former building of Mackey Tire, which is now under new ownership.
The quilt block was sponsored by the Lakeport-Kelseyville Girl Scout Troop No. 10304.
The four members picked the colors for this “Friendship” design. They paid for the quilt block with earnings from selling cookies and fall products.
The “Friendship” quilt block was chosen to make the connection that the Girl Scouts organization is about building friendships and helping make our community a better place.
The Lake County Quilt Trail is an agricultural and tourism project designed to promote community pride.
The quilt block was drawn and painted by the Lake County Quilt Trail team, a group of dedicated quilters, graphic artists, painters, writers, carpenters and a videographer.
For more information about the Lake County Quilt Trail visit www.lakecountyquilttrail.com or go to https://www.facebook.com/pages/Lake-County-Quilt-Trail/187014251326163 .
LAKE COUNTY, Calif. – This week Lake County Animal Care and Control has six cats waiting for new homes.
The one male and five females range in age from 11 weeks to 5 years, with most either spayed or neutered.
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”).
Domestic short hair mix
This domestic short hair mix is 2 years old.
He has a black and white coat, and gold eyes. Shelter staff did not report if he has been neutered.
Find him in cat room kennel No. 7, ID No. 39894.
Female brown tabby
This female brown tabby is 3 years old.
She has a curly coat and green eyes, weighs 8 pounds and has been spayed.
She's in cat room kennel 18, ID No. 39711.
Domestic long hair mix
This domestic long hair mix is 2 years old.
She has dilute tortie markings, weighs nearly 11 pounds and has been spayed.
She's in cat room kennel No. 56, ID No. 39764.
Tuxedo kitten
This tuxedo kitten is 11 weeks old.
She has gold eyes and a short coat, weighs 2 pounds and has been spayed.
She's in cat room kennel No. 60a, ID No. 39847.
Domestic medium hair mix
This female domestic medium hair mix cat is 5 years old.
She has a gray coat and has been spayed.
She's in cat room kennel No. 62, ID No. 39667.
Gray and white tabby
This female gray and white tabby is 1 year old.
She as a short coat and green eyes, and is not spayed.
She's in cat room kennel No. 105, ID No. 39900.
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.
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LAKEPORT, Calif. – Tucked into a corner of the Lake County Tribal Health Consortium grounds in Lakeport is a brand new garden space – dedicated to sunshine, healthy food and holistic wellness.
The large garden features hand-built vegetable boxes, a gazebo and a fountain, as well as picnic benches – both in adult size and even smaller, pint-sized ones built especially for children.
The garden's presence was celebrated with a dinner and ribbon cutting on May 29 as part of the Family Garden Club's third annual grand opening, with native families gathering this past Wednesday night to begin filling the boxes with plants.
The club's goal is to increase access to fresh fruits and vegetables for the native community through gardening. The organic farming program runs from May to October every year at the consortium grounds, located on 925 Bevins Court in Lakeport.
Within a very short time it's expected that the garden will be a flowering oasis of herbs and vegetables, grown by patients and class members seeking to improve their health and reap the benefits to both mind and body that come from connection with the earth.
For native peoples like the local Pomo, that earth connection has long been an intrinsic part of culture.
But in modern times, where cell phones, social media, television and other distractions compete for attention, being outside or even involved in the everyday growing of food isn't as common as it once was.
The idea behind the garden is to help change that fact, and put people back in control of their own food sources and choice, an increasingly critical issue for a native population seeing higher rates of diabetes and related diseases.
The consortium's Family Garden Club had had a small space elsewhere on the grounds that has been used for gardening in the past, according to Refugio Rosas, Lake County Tribal Health Consortium's community engagement coordinator.
As the consortium considered creating the bigger garden space, Executive Director Ernesto Padilla saw the opportunity to bring together a lot of the organization's projects in creating the garden space – including the job skills program.
The job skills program members faced increasingly hot weather and a short time frame in the task of putting together the garden.
However, Padilla said they completed the work of building the plant and vegetable boxes, erecting the gazebo, building the benches and installing the irrigation in just two and a half weeks.
The results, however, don't look rushed, but show attention to detail, craftsmanship and careful planning about how the space will be used by community members of all ages – from children to elders.
“It will be a great addition to Lake County Tribal Health,” Padilla said.
During the May 29 grand opening, Sarah Ryan, the environmental director for Big Valley Rancheria in Lakeport, encouraged gardening participants to implement permaculture, water conservation and reuse, and composting, use heirloom seeds and to participate in land conservation.
Paula Britton, environmental director for the Habematolel Pomo in Upper Lake, recounted how gardening helped save her during a particularly tough time in her life.
It also reconnected her with the land. “We're native people. We need that connection with the earth.”
Noting she feels better when she's outside, Britton added, “Gardening for health is so important.”
Gardening also is good for the environment, and Britton encouraged people to pay attention to native pollinators, which is especially important due to the ongoing bee die-off. “We really need to be worried about this.”
Both Ryan and Britton emphasized how gardening puts people back in control of their food supply.
Family garden club member Sandra Montgomery encouraged people to use the new garden space, noting not just the good impacts on individuals but on the community.
“We really need to be united like our ancestors were,” with an emphasis on caring for each other, she said.
The consortium serves both native and non-native populations, said Rosas, with a large – and continually expanding – number of wellness and medical services at its Lakeport location and satellite clinics in Middletown and Clearlake.
Within just the past six months or so the consortium has added pharmacy services, with Rosas adding that it's the largest pre-hospital medical facility of its kind in the county.
With the emphasis on health comes the increasing focus on wellness and prevention, and the garden is the consortium's latest manifestation of that effort.
“It's an exciting time for us,” said Rosas.
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