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Think about your favorite restaurant, the family birthdays celebrated within those walls.
Recall the youth spaorting event where your son or daughter made a key play; a local business supported the costs of their uniform.
Consider the moments shared over a Bartlett pear salad and bottle of Lake County wine, and the conversations you’ve had while seated on a couch purchased from a local shop.
The COVID-19 pandemic has taken a complex and fast-changing business environment and added innumerable layers of financial and procedural complication.
Community members and local governments want to help.
On Monday, Dec. 28, Supervisors Bruno Sabatier and Eddie Crandell, representatives from the county of Lake, along with the cities of Clearlake and Lakeport, and other business community stakeholders will convene the first meeting of the Lake County Small Business COVID-19 Recovery Team.
The meeting will take place at 1 p.m. on Zoom, https://lakecounty.zoom.us/j/95765333663?pwd=UFlBRXZwZHdsMmQ5dzVONXMzZ0cwUT09 ; Meeting ID, 957 6533 3663; Passcode, 876707; one tap mobile, +16699006833,,95765333663#,,,,*876707# US (San Jose) .
Positioning Lake County businesses to take advantage of COVID-19 relief funding opportunities that emerge is a matter of priority.
Monday’s agenda will include discussion of a potential second round of Federal Paycheck Protection Program, or PPP, funding.
Another such opportunity is the California Small Business COVID-19 Relief Grant Program, a $500 million funding opportunity offering grants of up to $25,000 for eligible businesses with annual revenues of $2.5 million or less.
Businesses are strongly encouraged to prepare now to start applying at 6 a.m. Wednesday, Dec. 30.The application period ends Jan. 8 at 11:59 p.m.
Informational Webinars are available daily, at https://fullerton.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_DNMLHwM5SSehzRxAKkSFZA.
For more information and answers to frequently asked questions regarding the California Small Business COVID-19 Relief Grant Program, visit https://careliefgrant.com/ .
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Dogs available for adoption this week include mixes of Australian Cattle Dog, heeler, husky, Labrador Retriever, mastiff and pit bull.
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.
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”).
Call Lake County Animal Care and Control at 707-263-0278 or visit the shelter online at http://www.co.lake.ca.us/Government/Directory/Animal_Care_And_Control.htm for information on visiting or adopting.
Male mastiff
This young male mastiff has a short tan coat.
He is in kennel No. 18, ID No. 14240.
‘Ralph’
“Ralph” is a male pit bull terrier mix.
He has a short brindle coat.
He is in kennel No. 19, ID No. 14239.
Male pit bull
This male pit bull has a short brindle and brown coat.
He is in kennel No. 20, ID No. 14218.
Male husky
This male husky has a medium-length black and white blue eyes.
He has been spayed.
He’s in kennel No. 22, ID No. 14194.
Male pit bull terrier
This male pit bull terrier has a short gray and white coat.
He’s in kennel No. 23, ID No. 14196.
Pit bull terrier-Australian Cattle Dog mix
This male pit bull terrier-Australian Cattle Dog mix has a short tricolor coat.
He is in kennel No. 24, ID No. 14197.
Male shepherd mix
This male shepherd mix has a medium-length tricolor coat.
He has been altered.
He’s in kennel No. 28, ID No. 14241.
Male heeler-Labrador Retriever
This male heeler-Labrador Retriever mix has a short black and white coat.
He is in kennel No. 29, ID No. 14178.
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To commemorate this time of year, the U.S. Census Bureau presents the following holiday-related facts and figures from its collection of statistics.
The following facts are made possible by the invaluable responses to the Census Bureau’s surveys.
“We appreciate the public’s cooperation as we continuously measure America’s people, places and economy,” the agency said.
Did you know?
$18.4 billion
The estimated retail sales for the nation’s department stores in December 2019, a decrease of 3.5 percent from December of the previous year.
Source: Monthly Retail Trade Survey
13.9 percent
The estimated percentage that December sales accounted for of total hobby, toy and game store sales in 2019.
Source: Monthly Retail Trade Survey
$85.2 billion
The estimated value of retail sales by electronic shopping and mail-order houses in December 2019, the highest estimated total for any month last year.
Source: Monthly Retail Trade Survey
$30.8 billion
The fourth quarter 2019 seasonally adjusted after-tax profits for retail trade corporations with assets of $50 million and over, up $5.7 (±0.6) billion from the third quarter of 2019.
Source: Quarterly Financial Report
$2.1 billion
The value of U.S. imports of Christmas ornaments from China for 2019. China led the way with 92.4 percent of the U.S. total imports of Christmas ornaments.
Sources: www.census.gov/trade and https://usatrade.census.gov
$484.9 million
The value of U.S. imports of Christmas tree lights for 2019. Cambodia led the way with 47.3 percent of the total U.S. imports of Christmas tree lights.
Source: International Trade Statistics, Harmonized System Code 9405.30 (Lighting sets of any kind used for Christmas Trees), www.census.gov/trade and https://usatrade.census.gov
532 establishments
The number of establishments nationwide that primarily produced dolls, toys and games in 2018, an increase of 23 establishments from 2017 (509 establishments); they employed 6,237 workers in the pay period including March 12, an increase of 117 employees from 2017 (6,120 employees). California led the nation with 93 establishments in 2018.
Source: County Business Patterns
$546.8 million
The value of U.S. imports of tapered candles in 2019. Most of these came from Vietnam, representing more than 46.8% of America’s imported tapered candles, followed by Canada with 16.7 percent.
Source: International Trade Statistics, Harmonized System Code 3406 (Candles, tapers, and the like), www.census.gov/trade and https://usatrade.census.gov
Holiday names
There are many holiday-sounding places in the United States. For example, more than a dozen places have Holly in their names, including Mount Holly, N.C. (population 16,257), and Holly Springs, Miss. (7,798).
There’s also Snowflake, Ariz. (5,995); Santa Claus, Ind. (2,411); North Pole, Alaska (2,094); Noel, Mo. (1,807); and — if you know about reindeer — Dasher, Ga. (1,015), and Rudolph, Wis. (416). There is also Unity, Ore. (70).
Source: Vintage 2019 Population Estimates
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NORTH COAST, Calif. – The Mendocino County Sheriff’s Office said it has arrested a Fort Bragg man who investigators believe used his pickup to intentionally hit and kill a motorcyclist.
Det. Sgt. Luis Espinoza said Shayne Tyler Wrede, 35, was arrested on Christmas Eve for killing 48-year-old Mark Jason Hutchinson of Willits.
Espinoza reported that shortly after 5:40 a.m. Thursday, officers with the California Highway Patrol were dispatched to a reported traffic collision causing injury in the 15000 block of Caspar Road near the Pacifica Drive intersection in Caspar.
Upon arrival the initial CHP officer discovered the traffic collision involved a 2003 Chevrolet pickup truck being driven by Shayne Wrede, Espinoza said.
Additionally, Espinoza said a 1994 Honda 650 motorcycle was present in the roadway. Through this investigation, it was determined the motorcycle was being operated by Mark Hutchinson.
Preliminary information identified Hutchinson as succumbing to his injuries related to the traffic collision, Espinoza said.
Mendocino County Sheriff's deputies were dispatched to the reported coroner's case. While responding, it was learned Wrede – who was identified as also being on county parole – reported being the victim of a shooting earlier that morning prior to the traffic collision, Espinoza said.
Espinoza said Fort Bragg Police Department officers were dispatched to an apartment complex on South Street in Fort Bragg where evidence was located that was consistent with a shooting.
Mendocino County Sheriff's detectives were summoned and were assisted by an investigator with the CHP Northern Division Investigative Unit, Espinoza said.
Espinoza said initial information revealed that following the shooting, both Hutchinson and Wrede were involved in an approximate 4.5-mile vehicle chase.
Their vehicles reached speeds of at least 90 miles per hour through the city of Fort Bragg and the unincorporated southern portion of Fort Bragg before continuing south onto Caspar Road where the subsequent traffic collision occurred resulting in Hutchinson's death, Espinoza said.
Investigators with CHP's Multidisciplinary Accident Investigation Team stationed in Redding were requested to respond and assist in determining the circumstances related to the traffic collision, Espinoza reported.
Following their scene investigation, speaking with eye witnesses and reviewing surveillance video associated with the shooting/vehicle chase, Espinoza said sheriff's detectives developed probable cause to believe Wrede intentionally caused the traffic collision by striking Hutchinson's motorcycle with his 2003 Chevrolet pickup truck at a high rate of speed while on Caspar Road.
Wrede was arrested for murder and violation of post release community supervision, Espinoza said.
Espinoza said Wrede was subsequently booked into the Mendocino County Jail where he was to be held in lieu of $500,000 bail.
Sheriff's detectives are continuing to followup on information and are asking for the public's help, according to Espinoza’s report.
Sheriff's detectives are requesting anyone with information related to a shooting incident on South Street in Fort Bragg and the vehicle chase involving a motorcycle and dark-colored pick-up truck or the reported traffic collision on Caspar Road to call the Mendocino County Sheriff's Office Tip-Line at 707-234-2100, Espinoza said.
Specifically, Espinoza said any residences or businesses with surveillance video facing US Highway 1 between Walnut Street – where Safeway is located – continuing south to Caspar Road are asked to contact the sheriff's office.
Espinoza said the time frame requested is from 5 to 6 a.m. Thursday, Dec. 24.
The Mendocino County Sheriff's Office thanked the following public safety agencies for their assistance during this investigation: California Department of Fish and Wildlife, California Highway Patrol Investigator - Northern Division Investigative Unit, Fort Bragg Police Department, Mendocino County District Attorney's Office and the CHP Multidisciplinary Accident Investigation Team.