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- Written by: Carolynn Jarrett
Here’s what I think:
If our elected officials are unwilling to take the heat and make a decision, then …
The question of the name change should be left up to the people of Kelseyville.
However, if the name is going to be changed, I think it should be changed to something other than “Konocti.”
I was a teacher and board member in the Konocti Unified School District. To name Kelseyville Konocti will cause undue confusion.
I am sure that there are many meaningful words in native languages which could better describe the community.
Please do not use Konocti.
Carolynn Jarrett lives in Clearlake, California.
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- Written by: Brock Falkenberg
It takes each and every one of us to prioritize the safety and well-being of our children and families.
In the past year, Lake County Child Welfare Services received approximately 1,500 reports of abuse or neglect. Currently, the Lake County Child Welfare Services reports that 72 children/youth in Lake County are placed outside their parents' homes due to abuse or neglect.
According to the Child Welfare Information Gateway, each year in the United States, over 4.2 million referrals are made to child protective services for child abuse and neglect, impacting an estimated 7.5 million children. This reality emphasizes the importance of community-driven action and awareness.
In observance of Child Abuse Prevention Month, numerous events and activities are planned throughout April.
From the Pinwheel Challenge to children's festivals at Library Park in Lakeport on April 13th and Austin Park in Clearlake on April 27, we are dedicated to raising awareness and promoting the importance of child safety.
At the Lake County Office of Education, we are proud to be actively engaged in initiatives aimed at preventing child abuse and supporting families.
This includes the Lake County Children's Council-Building Resilient Lake County, the Nurturing Families Program, and various other local initiatives. We are committed to fostering environments where children can thrive and grow free from harm.
I encourage our community members to join us in keeping Lake County children safe. Let us stand together in solidarity against child abuse, and work to create safe and nurturing environments for all children.
Brock Falkenberg is Lake County superintendent of schools.
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- Written by: Carolynn Jarrett
As a voter and a citizen, I don’t feel “warned,” I feel threatened. His exact words were: “Now, if I don’t get elected, it’s going to be a bloodbath for the whole … country.”
I consider that a direct threat. He did not say precisely whose blood will be flowing: election officials, Democratic voters, or perhaps just citizens in the street.
He also stated that if he didn’t win, “I don’t think you are going to have another election, or certainly not an election that’s meaningful.”
Obviously, Mr. Trump never played Little League where kids are taught how to be good at sports about winning and losing. Instead, he vows to kneecap the opposing team if they score more runs, and cancel any future games.
Mr. Trump, you are a disgrace! Your behavior would not be tolerated on any tee ball field and yet here you are running for the highest office of the land.
Your threats to voters and citizens are both pathetic and dangerous. Is there nothing that can be done about these overt calls for violence against the American people?
Carolynn Jarrett lives in Clearlake, California.
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- Written by: Brian Fisher
The Kelseyville Business Association, or KBA, was founded in the1960s for the purpose of promoting the economic interest of the town and the surrounding area. Today it is a 130-plus member strong business association made up of tattoo artists, candle makers, masseurs, shop and bar keepers, ministers, teachers, Realtors, electricians, small manufacturers, innkeepers and, most recently, a native owned dispensary.
All of these industrious, community focused people are keeping the retail space in town at near 100% occupancy.
Membership is hardly exclusive. Any member of the community is welcome to contribute $80 and fill out an online form to join.
This membership provides a number of benefits to members and a portion goes to enabling a number of community-wide amenities including the free wi-fi KBA offers to any and all visitors.
The organization funds www.visitkelseyivlle.com, the longest continuous operational website of any town in Lake County.
KBA also operates the largest, most followed Facebook page of any town in Lake County which just this week received over 251,000 unique visitors, almost four times the population of Lake County.
People of the KBA are of all colors and flags: Farmers, retirees, involved citizens sharing a common goal of economic prosperity who live in a town with no city council, no management boards, no home owner associations.
KBA is made up of people who do for themselves. KBA members install their own street lights and maintain them, install and plant street gardens and water them, install garbage cans and empty them, hire bands to perform at street dances open to everyone to attend at no charge, and host huge festivals celebrating the diversity of our town and bountiful land.
And, every November KBA members dig out holiday decorations from a self storage unit and, on a borrowed forklift, decorate the town for the holiday season. And, then they open their businesses offering food and drink to everyone free of charge before the huge ”Christmas in the Country” parade makes its way down Main Street with Mt Konocti in the background.
Comments like those offered by Mr. Fletcher makes it feel like the KBA and our community is being thrust into the bullseye of today’s cultural war and being told by people who don’t live here to pay with our name.
And to add insult to injury, we are then being forced to take a new name in which we had no voice in choosing.
And, yes, we do dream of an arch that might one day welcome people to what we think is The Friendliest Country Town in Lake County.
Brian Fisher is owner of www.suiteonmain.com and a KBA member since 2006.