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The head-on wreck occurred just before 12:30 a.m. Tuesday on Highway 20 near Bruner Drive east of Lucerne.
Firefighters at the scene reported over the radio that three vehicles were involved. The crash and the arrival of emergency vehicles blocked both lanes of the highway.
Reports from the scene said two people were uninjured but two air ambulances were requested to respond to transport patients with injuries described as moderate to major.
The helicopters were directed to respond to a landing zone set up at Ceago Vinegarden.
The last of the two helicopters left the county shortly after 2 a.m.
Additional information about the incident was not immediately available early Tuesday.
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CLEARLAKE, Calif. — On Saturday, Sept. 11, the city of Clearlake will hold the second annual Soap Box Derby Race on Dam Road Extension.
City officials said the event will go on despite the recently contained Cache fire.
“I am beyond excited and proud to announce our Second Annual Soap Box Derby,” said City Manager Alan Flora. “This year’s event will honor first responder lives lost on Sept. 11, 2001. There will be fun for all ages and levels of derby expertise. Make it a day of fun and watch the final Summer Concert that evening in Austin Park. We look forward to a great summer finale.”
This race will again have three age divisions. “The Littles” division are ages 7-12, “Turbo Teens” division are ages 13-17 and the adult division racers are 18 years and over.
This event will also feature local vendors.
The day will start at 7:30 a.m. with race inspection, the national anthem by Lower Lake High School Show Choir. Races for the “Littles” division will begin at 10 a.m. Winners will receive a trophy, bragging rights and in a nod to the infamous Indianapolis 500 tradition, a ceremonial drink of milk.
The city of Clearlake would also like to thank those who participated in the Soap Box Workshop and made it possible for seven young racers to build their vehicles. A very special thanks to Martin Snyder and Elvis Cook of the Clearlake Police Department for preparing all the vehicle parts and spending their day helping the racers build their vehicles.
There are still spots available for racers, vendors and sponsors.
For more information regarding registration of becoming part of this exciting event, please contact Tina Viramontes at 707-994-.8201 x 131 or via email at
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The campus will hold the grand opening of its Eagles’ Basic Needs Center on Tuesday, Aug. 31.
The Eagles’ Basic Needs Center is a one-stop shop for students with food, housing, school supply and other basic needs insecurities.
Located in the former campus bookstore, the Eagles’ Basic Needs Center is the first of its kind in Northern California, campus officials reported.
Other California Community College campuses have food pantries and provide aid for homeless students.
The Eagles’ Basic Needs Center is unique in the fact that it will house a “community office” where representatives from local agencies, such as Pinoleville Pomo Nation Vocational Rehabilitation, Catholic Charities and New Digs, will hold office hours to assist students with things like signing up for CalFresh and MediCal, accessing mental health services and applying for housing programs.
In addition, Eagles’ Basic Needs Center has funding available to help students with obtaining school supplies and gift cards for books.
The goal of the center will be to support our students with the essential resources required to thrive while attending LCC.
The mission of the Eagles’ Basic Needs Center is to address the gaps students have with accessing nutritious food, hygiene products, school supplies and books, stable housing, employment services and health services.
The college said its staff are committed to minimizing basic needs challenges for students and the surrounding community.
Following a private ribbon-cutting ceremony on Monday, Aug. 30, with college and community dignitaries, a two-day community celebration will run from Tuesday, Aug. 31, to Wednesday, Sept. 1.
The celebration will include an open house and receptions for specific populations, including students, staff, faculty and alumni.
The Eagles’ Basic Needs Center operates thanks to the generous funding of local individuals and organizations.
To make a gift in support of the Eagles’ Basic Needs Center, go to www.yccdfoundation.org/lake-campus-fund.
All proceeds will provide direct support to Lake County students through the Eagles’ Basic Needs Center.
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The nonprofit association, known more commonly as LARCA, has relaunched its website, where donations can be made to help with Cache fire recovery.
During the course of several years, beginning in 2015 after the Valley fire, LARCA raised more than $3 million for fire relief, said Clearlake City Councilman Russ Cremer.
Both Cremer and Mayor Dirk Slooten, before they joined the Clearlake City Council, had significant involvement in LARCA’s past fundraising successes.
The funds LARCA raised have helped in a variety of ways, from assisting survivors to improving an after school program in Middletown, supporting an integrated public alert warning system, helping with reforestation efforts, donating to a fire communications tower project and offering assistance to senior centers facing challenges with COVID-19.
Cremer, working to set up an evacuation shelter at the city of Clearlake’s senior and community center on Saturday night, said LARCA also worked with other groups — such as the Lower Lake Community Action Agency — to make upgrades to the senior center to outfit it for emergencies. That included the shower trailer now housed at the center.
The Cache fire, fully contained at 83 acres, has destroyed and estimated 56 homes and 81 outbuildings.
City officials have reported that among those living in the fire area were some of the community’s poorest members, and that many of them did not have insurance.
So Cremer said LARCA is once again taking up the fundraising standard with its Emergency Relief Fund.
Cremer said 100% of the funds go to providing fire relief. Donations are tax-deductible.
Donations can be made online or checks may be sent to the LARCA Emergency Relief Fund, P.O. Box 2921, Clearlake, CA 95422.
For more information, contact LARCA through its website at https://www.larca5130.org/contact.
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