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LAKE COUNTY, Calif. – Lake County Animal Care and Control has several new felines ready for homes this week.
The cats range in age from 13 weeks to 3 years, with both long and short coats.
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.
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”).
Gray male tabby
This gray male tabby is 3 years old.
He has a short coat and gold eyes. Shelter staff did not report if he has been altered.
He's in cat room kennel No. 3, ID No. 38612.
Black domestic short hair
This black female domestic short hair mix kitten is 13 weeks old.
She has a short black coat, weighs 2.5 pound and has been spayed.
Find her in cat room kennel No. 32a, ID No. 38615.
Male domestic short hair
This male domestic short hair mix is 2 years old.
He has a buff-colored coat and yellow eyes. Shelter staff did not report if he has yet been altered.
He's in cat room kennel No. 53a, ID No. 38613.
Male orange tabby
This male orange tabby is 2 years old.
He has a long cat and gold eyes. It was not reported if he has been neutered yet.
Find him in cat room kennel No. 53b, ID No. 38614.
Tortie point
This calico with tortie point markings is 7 months old.
She has a short coat and has not yet been spayed.
Find her in cat room kennel No. 84a, ID No. 38527.
Tortie point
This calico with tortie point markings is 7 months old.
She has a long coat and has not yet been spayed.
Find her in cat room kennel No. 85a, ID No. 38526.
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
LAKE COUNTY, Calif. – Lake County Animal Care and Control has several new dogs needing homes this week.
The adoptable canines include a wide variety of mixes – Chihuahua, Labrador Retriever, boxer, shepherd, pit bull and even poodle – and range in age from 13 weeks to 4 years.
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”).
Boxer mix puppy
This female boxer mix puppy is 13 weeks old.
She has a short tricolored coat; shelter staff did not report if she has been spayed.
She's in kennel No. 2, ID No. 38300.
Labrador Retriever-shepherd mix
This male Labrador Retriever-shepherd pup is 5 months old.
He has a short black coat, weighs 18 pounds and has been neutered.
Find him in kennel No. 3, ID No. 38433.
Male Chihuahua mix
This male Chihuahua mix is 4 years old.
He's got a short black coat, weighs 9 pounds and hasn't been neutered.
According to shelter staff, this shy little guy is timid but not aggressive. He's a very sweet boy, loves to cuddle and is good with other dogs, male or female.
He's in kennel No. 6, ID No. 38542.
Male shepherd mix
This male shepherd mix is 3 years old.
He weighs 101 pounds, and has a short black and tan coat. It was not reported if he has been altered.
Shelter staff said he needs tender love and care because he is a little shy and needs someone to work on socializing him. He is good with other dogs, male or female.
Find him in kennel No. 9, ID No. 38666.
Male pit bull terrier mix
This male pit bull terrier mix is 2 years old.
He weighs 64 pounds, has a short black and white coat, and has not yet been neutered.
He's in kennel No 10, ID No. 38661.
Labrador Retriever mix
This female Labrador Retriever mix is 1 year old.
She has a short black coat and weighs nearly 56 pounds, and she's been spayed.
Shelter staff said she's a favorite of theirs, and has been at Animal Care and Control for some time, waiting for a forever home. She's very good with people.
Find her in kennel No. 12, ID No. 38257.
Male Chihuahua mix
This male Chihuahua mix is 3 years old.
He has a short red coat and weighs 5 pounds. He has not yet been neutered.
Shelter staff said he is very outgoing, not skittish or shy, and super friendly.
He's in kennel No. 14b, ID No. 38485.
Male poodle mix
This male poodle mix is of undetermined age.
He has a short tan, black and gray coat, weighs 12 pounds and has been neutered.
Find him in kennel No. 29, ID No. 38659.
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
LAKE COUNTY, Calif. – The National Weather Service has issued another hard freeze warning due to low temperatures expected early this week.
The agency issued the warning for the southern portion of Lake County, at elevations below 2,000 feet.
The warning began Saturday night and is to continue through 8 a.m. Tuesday.
A hard freeze warning means sub-freezing temperatures – which can damage crops and kill other sensitive vegetation – are imminent or highly likely.
The National Weather Service said a very cold and dry airmass originating from Canada is settling into Northern California over the next several days.
Temperatures are forecast to be in the teens and low 20s overnight, with the coldest locations expected to be areas where there was recent snowfall, the National Weather Service said.
Area residents are urged to protect pets and livestock, cover unprotected outside plants and take precautions against bursting pipes.
Email Elizabeth Larson at
LAKE COUNTY, Calif. – “December” is derived from the Latin word “decem,” which means tenth. In the old Roman calendar it was the tenth month in the 10 month year.
When January and February were added, December became the 12th month, but retained its name.
The December night skies herald the emergence of the beautiful winter constellations. These will be more visible in January.
Preceding the winter constellations are Aries the Ram, Taurus the Bull and Auriga the Charioteer.
Aries is a small, faint constellation. It is one of the 12 constellation in the zodiac.
Taurus is much brighter and more easily seen. It is also one of the 12 zodiac constellations.
This is one of the oldest constellations. Cave paintings dating back to 15,000 BC show drawings of Taurus.
Taurus contains the Pleiades, otherwise known as the Seven Sisters. This is a star cluster that can be seen with the naked eye.
Also within Taurus is Aldebaran, the 14th brightest star in the sky. It is 44 times the diameter of the sun.
Alebaran is a red giant star, and due to its location within the constellation, is called the “Eye of the Bull.”
The third constellation discussed in this column is Auriga the Charioteer. It contains Capella, the sixth brightest star in the sky.
In Greek mythology Auriga was both a charioteer and a tender of goats.
John Zimmerman is a resident of Lake County and has been an amateur astronomer for more than 50 years. For more information about astronomy and local resources, visit his Web site at www.lakecountyskies.com .
After several days of continued observations, scientists continue to work to determine and to understand the fate of Comet ISON.
There's no doubt that the comet shrank in size considerably as it rounded the sun and there's no doubt that something made it out on the other side to shoot back into space.
The question remains as to whether the bright spot seen moving away from the sun was simply debris, or whether a small nucleus of the original ball of ice was still there.
Regardless, scientists belief it is likely that it is now only dust.
Comet ISON, which began its journey from the Oort Cloud some three million years ago, made its closest approach to the sun on Nov. 28, 2013.
The comet was visible in instruments on NASA's Solar Terrestrial Relations Observatory, or STEREO, and the joint European Space Agency/NASA Solar and Heliospheric Observatory, or SOHO, via images called coronagraphs.
Coronagraphs block out the sun and a considerable distance around it, in order to better observe the dim structures in the sun's atmosphere, the corona.
As such, there was a period of several hours when the comet was obscured in these images, blocked from view along with the sun.
During this period of time, NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory could not see the comet, leading many scientists to surmise that the comet had disintegrated completely.
However, something did reappear in SOHO and STEREO coronagraphs some time later – though it was significantly less bright.
Whether that spot of light was merely a cloud of dust that once was a comet, or if it still had a nucleus – a small ball of its original, icy material – intact, is still unclear. It seems likely that as of Dec. 1, there was no nucleus left.
By monitoring its changes in brightness over time, scientists can estimate whether there's a nucleus or not, but our best chance at knowing for sure will be if the Hubble Space Telescope makes observations later in December.
Regardless of its fate, Comet ISON did not disappoint researchers.
Over the last year, observatories around the world and in space gathered one of the largest sets of comet observations of all time, which should provide fodder for study for years to come.
The number of space-based, ground-based, and amateur observations were unprecedented, with 12 NASA space-based assets observing over the past year.
KELSEYVILLE, Calif. – A Kelseyville man died in a head-on vehicle crash late Saturday afternoon.
Brandon B. Helmer, 26, was fatally injured in the wreck, which occurred at about 4:50 p.m. on Highway 29 south of Cruickshank Road outside of Kelseyville, according to the California Highway Patrol.
The CHP said 39-year-old Wayne L. Caldwell of Willits was driving a 1994 Dodge Ram pickup northbound on Highway 29 at 55 to 60 miles per hour while descending a slight downhill grade.
Helmer, driving a 1992 Acura Integra, was traveling southbound at an unknown speed, ascending an uphill grade, the report explained.
For an unknown reason, Caldwell allowed his pickup to cross the double-yellow lines and drift into the southbound lane, where he struck the front end of Helmer's car, the CHP said.
The CHP said that after the collision, Caldwell's pickup continued in a northerly direction and overturned down a dirt embankment on the east side of Highway 29.
Caldwell sustained minor injuries and was transported to Sutter Lakeside Hospital, where the CHP said he was treated and released.
Helmer was trapped in his vehicle and died at the scene, the CHP said.
The CHP said officers impounded both vehicles for inspection.
Based on the investigation so far, alcohol does not appear to be a factor in the collision, the CHP said.
CHP Officer Erich Paarsch is investigating the crash.