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The new Northshore Fall Festival will take place from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 23, on Main Street in Upper Lake.
The festival was the brainchild of Katie DeVries and Ben Guenther, the new owners of Upper Lake Grocery.
The event’s proceeds will benefit the newly formed Northshore Fire Fund, created to raise funds to assist the Northshore Fire Protection District.
There will be barbecue, a beer booth, live music, raffle items, vendor booths, a costume contest, and free arts and crafts fun for children.
To participate in this event or for more information, email
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The fire began Sunday afternoon at East Hopkins and North State streets in Calpella.
Cal Fire on Monday adjusted the size estimate down to 257 acres, with containment at 30%.
Resources that remain assigned to the incident include 26 engines, six water tenders, three helicopters, six hand crews, seven dozers and 309 personnel.
On Monday, firefighters continued to hold and improve control lines throughout the day. Cal Fire said the potential still existed for spots to become established outside of the control line due to wind and dry conditions.
The agency said firefighters are remaining at the scene to strengthen the depth on the containment lines, extinguish any interior hot spots and mitigate hazard trees.
On Monday, Cal Fire said 200 structures remained threatened, but so far there are no reports of any being destroyed or damaged.
Mandatory evacuations remained in effect on Monday night for Eastside Calpella Road from the 4800 block north to Cortina Place, Moore Street east of North State Street, Marina Drive, Black Oak Drive, Rubicon Court and the north end of Lake Ridge Road, north of the gate at 5780 Lake Ridge Road.
An evacuation center remains open at the Mendocino County Office of Education, 2240 Old River Road in Ukiah.
Authorities asked that all evacuation orders and warnings that remain in place be heeded for the safety of both the public and first responders’ safety.
Closures remain in effect on Lake Ridge Road, near the gate at 5780 Lake Ridge Road; 4801 East Side Calpella Road; Moore Street at North State Street; East Side Calpella Road at Cortina Place; and Highway 20 at Marina Drive.
Visit www.MendoReady.org for additional information to include the updated map for evacuation orders and warnings.
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Gov. Gavin Newsom on Monday welcomed President Joseph Biden as he arrived in California to survey damage from the Caldor fire – now the 15th largest and the 16th most destructive wildfire in state history – and discuss his Administration’s response to recent devastating wildfires in the western U.S.
Following the state’s request Friday, the White House approved a Presidential Major Disaster Declaration for El Dorado County to assist state, tribal and local governments with Caldor Fire emergency response and recovery costs.
This follows the Presidential Emergency Declaration California secured earlier this month to support the Caldor fire response, and a previous Presidential Major Disaster Declaration to support counties impacted by the Dixie and River fires.
“I thank President Biden for traveling to California today to see firsthand the devastating impacts of climate-driven catastrophic wildfires we’re facing across the West,” said Gov. Newsom. “California is leading the nation with bold solutions to protect people and the environment, and the Biden-Harris Administration is proposing transformative investments to take on this existential crisis. With their dedicated partnership, we will continue to scale up our forest health and wildfire resilience efforts, and ensure our communities recovering from wildfire have the support they need.”
Following a tarmac greet at Mather Airport, the Governor and President Biden traveled to the Governor’s Office of Emergency Services, or Cal OES, headquarters, where they received a briefing on the Caldor fire response led by CAL OES Director Mark Ghilarducci, Cal Fire Director Thom Porter and U.S. Forest Service Regional Forester for the Pacific Southwest Region Jennifer Eberlien. They also greeted staff at the State Operations Center supporting statewide emergency response efforts.
Gov. Newsom and President Biden later surveyed damage from the Caldor fire in an aerial tour of impacted areas in El Dorado County, where the community of Grizzly Flats was devastated by the fire.
After returning from the aerial survey, the governor and president met briefly with elected officials and delivered remarks at a Mather Airport hangar.
Gov. Newsom thanked President Biden for his commitment to tackling climate change and supporting states on the front lines, and highlighted the strong state-federal partnership on wildfire response and recovery efforts.
President Biden discussed how the proposed investments in the bipartisan Infrastructure Deal and Build Back Better Agenda will increase our resilience to climate change and extreme weather events, including catastrophic wildfires.
President Biden’s visit Monday follows recent White House wildfire briefings with Western state governors, in which the governor called for federal investments to support additional firefighting personnel, aerial firefighting equipment and long-term access to satellite technology for early fire detection, as well as Gov. Newsom’s meetings with EPA Administrator Michael Regan, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack and Forest Service Fire Chief Randy Moore.
Following the White House briefings, the Department of Defense provided additional aircraft support to the region, including three additional C-130s with Modular Airborne Firefighting Systems, or MAFFs, and necessary support crews, bringing the total to eight MAFF equipped C-130s available for wildland firefighting.
The Biden Administration’s budget proposal includes robust investments for high-priority hazardous-fuels treatments, and the Build Back Better Agenda includes additional funding to support efforts by states, tribes and communities to promote resilience to wildfire and ecosystem restoration improvements.
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National Recovery Month is also a celebration of the gains made by people in recovery.
Most of us are accustomed to cheering the important gains made by loved ones that are managing physical health conditions, such as heart disease, diabetes and hypertension; National Recovery Month highlights the critical role behavioral health plays in our overall well-being.
Preventive measures and treatment can be highly successful. People can and do recover from behavioral health challenges with the right treatment, and go on to live healthy and rewarding lives. That’s worth celebrating!
Millions of lives have been changed through recovery. For those experiencing alcohol and/or drug addiction, there are recovery programs that can help. Prevention is also crucial, and we celebrate groups that work to keep youth from developing patterns of substance abuse through education and early intervention.
“We all need to work together to increase awareness and improve understanding about diseases and the negative effects of substance abuse,” said Todd Metcalf, director of Lake County Behavioral Health Services.
This year’s National Recovery Month theme is “Recovery is for Everyone: Every Person, Every Family, Every Community.”
The goal is to remind people in the recovery process, and family members and friends supporting them: you are not alone in your journey through recovery. While each individual’s journey is unique, we are all in this together.
Join Lake County Behavioral Health Services in celebrating National Recovery Month! This September, and throughout the year, remember effective recovery services are available, and help us spread the word, and change lives for the better.
For more information, please contact Lake County Behavioral Health Services at 707-274-9101 or 707-994-7090.