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- Written by: Henry Bornstein and Gae Henry
We really appreciate the support received from Supervising Ranger Ryen Goering and Parks Maintenance Chief Miguel Barajas. A special thank you goes to Park Ranger Marisa Holman, who provided support, handled emergencies and stayed with us until the end of the day.
And without the dedication, commitment, hard work and leadership of the following people, this year’s festival would not have been possible.
A great big bluegrass thank you to Sharon Bassham and the Kiwanis Club of Clearlake, Buck Bouker, John Burke, Clearlake Volunteers in Policing, California Highway Patrol Explorer Scouts, Don Coffin, Carle High School student volunteers, Del Cox, Bill Fredrikkson, Billy Gear, Dwain Goforth, Linda Guebert, Dan Harris, Carolynn Jarrett, the Konocti Unified School District, Nancy and Chris Langdon, Roberta Lyons, Ellen Lundquist, Frank and Anna McAtee, Doug Marble, Nora Moore; Lori Peters and the Clear Lake Chamber of Commerce; Tom and Val Nixon; Robert Riggs; Alan and Angie Siegal; Tony Velesquez; Andy Weiss and the programmers at KPFZ 88.1 FM; and Ed Zander.
This event was a team effort. Thanks to all for being a part of it and helping show off Anderson Marsh, our community and Lake County for the jewels that they are.
Henry Bornstein and Gae Henry are the bluegrass festival's event coordinators.
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- Written by: John G. Daniels
Given the above there is no question that Lake County government has a legal (dictated by state deed) and moral (dictated by funding collected) responsibility to clean up weed and algae growth as occurred this summer. Aside from these facts, it is a health and economic necessity for the county to have an aggressive clean lake maintenance policy. The current “hands off” or “recognize the natural cycles” of the lake policy by the Board of Supervisors does not meeting legal, moral, economic or health needs to Lake County citizens.
This month the Board of Supervisors is to consider staff recommendations for reorganization of the Water Resources and Lakebed Management sections of Public Works Department. Please join me in recommending that the Board of Supervisors submit for voter approval the creation of a County Service Area (CSA) to purchase wetlands, maintain shore lands, lease and/or operate equipments to harvest weed, dredge and skim algae. The CSA should include all property owners within a given distance from zero Rumsey (say five miles). Funding should include the above funding from the current Lakebed Management and additional assessments as necessary.
John Daniels lives in Lakeport.
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- Written by: Samantha Taylor
My mother, Maria Holt, was on her way to Laytonville to spend a weekend with her best friend for the first time in years when they were hit head on by a speeding vehicle. My mom has been in the hospital since early in the morning on Sept. 12, and is recovering very well. A few of her injuries were slight bleeding in her head, bruising and swelling in her face, a broken nose, fractured chest, contusion on her left lung, eight broken ribs, fractures in her pelvis and a broken femur in her left leg. Upon arrival at the hospital they removed her spleen.
The 10-year-old rear passenger also had major injuries, including a shattered shoulder, separated pelvis and two broken ankles. Her legs were completely reconstructed. She is recovering well and has returned home in the care of her family.
Third-party information has said that the driver of the offending vehicle was not drunk. It has been said that he had purchased the car only a few weeks prior to the accident and was “just testing out the speed.” Apparently he had a nitrous oxide kit installed and it was his first time to use it on the night of the accident when he lost control. Again this is not first-hand information, only word-of-mouth. (If anyone would like to comment on this information feel free to message me.)
To the families of the others involved in the accident we want to extend our deepest condolences. We want to see everyone receive a full recovery. We feel not anger or hostility, but sadness. And we pray that what has happened will change everyone's lives, and help us all to realize that our time here is never certain and to cherish every moment and every person in our lives.
To Char and her family, she will not be forgotten. She was a beautiful person and a loving soul, and her memory will live on in our hearts, as well as in our deeds.
Thank you all for the support we have been receiving, and please keep all of our families in your prayers.
Samantha Taylor lives in Clearlake.
Editor's note: At the time of the crash, the California Highway Patrol reported Taylor's mother's name as being Maria Hill, but family has informed Lake County News that the surname she goes by is Holt.
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- Written by: Jaclyn Ley
Our next event will be the Pear Festival on Sept. 26, in Kelseyville where you will have another chance to purchase books and tickets for our quilt raffle on Nov. 22. The money raised from the raffle will go towards the Ely Stage Stop Project.
Special thanks go to the volunteers who staffed our booths. They are Michael Anderson, Jean Beeson, Greg Blinn, Floraine Chalk, Linda Drake, Mary Fortman, Ruby Glebe, Claire Grieve, Tony and Claudia Marchese, Don McCloud, Linda Morrison, Val Onellion, KC Patrick, Florence Peck, Sabrina Pickersgill, Randy & Jackie Ridgel, Bonnie Skee, Shelly Skee, Vi Smoley and Mike Weeden.
Jaclyn Ley is with the Lake County Historical Society, www.lakecountyhistoricalsociety.net .