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LAKE COUNTY, Calif. – I'm fairly certain that all who reside in bountiful Lake County hold a list of reasons for loving it here.
Fall's frosty mornings and kaleidoscopic color that lights up the hillsides, orchards and vineyards with burgundy, scarlet and golden tones never ceases to amaze me.
All of the spent foliage drifting down creates a pleasant tang of decomposition that contributes to the ongoing cycle of life.
We all welcome winter's gray overtones, recognizing that darkened skies mean relief as rain soaks the landscape and creates a bubbling song in each stream.
Spring's season inspires hope and joy with its abundant life and luminosity.
Then, roots and shoots; new life in all of its glory envelops us with tantalizing promise.
Before we know it, the long, lazy days of hot summer months lure us to the shimmering and vital lake, where it's brimming with life.
The longer I live in Lake County, the more grateful I become.
Kathleen Scavone, M.A., is a retired educator, potter, freelance writer and author of “Anderson Marsh State Historic Park: A Walking History, Prehistory, Flora, and Fauna Tour of a California State Park” and “Native Americans of Lake County.”
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The three forests have coordinated suppression actions, suppression repair activities, burned area emergency response assessments and implementation.
The fires within the August Complex ignited on August 16 and 17 and burned 1,032,648 acres before being contained on Nov. 11.
With the recent full containment of the August Complex, the forests have brought together a multidisciplinary post-fire rapid assessment team to identify the longer-term restoration and rehabilitation needs across the burned area.
This team is working across boundaries to maximize efficiency and consists of specialists from heritage, fuels, geology, wildlife, timber, public affairs, planning and other resources.
Team members have been tasked with identifying potential hazards to public safety and infrastructure as well as identifying areas that need other restoration, rehabilitation or long-term maintenance treatments.
As part of this effort the team will be reaching out to partners and communities to get their thoughts on post-fire recovery.
This rapid assessment is a first step in identifying the hazard reduction and restoration activities the forests will pursue within the August Complex.
Any projects that are selected to move forward will go through additional field assessment and the necessary environmental compliance prior to implementation. The team has already started its work on the rapid assessment.
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The text of the proclamation issued by Gov. Gavin Newsom follows.
PROCLAMATION
This year, America celebrates a Thanksgiving unlike any in our history, foregoing some of the time-honored traditions of this holiday in order to keep one another safe. However, we will not give up the spirit of Thanksgiving or the foundational ideals that unite the people of our state, even during difficult and uncertain times.
Our nation has gathered to give thanks around this time since 1621, and presidents from George Washington to Abraham Lincoln have reflected on the importance of expressing gratitude and lifting each other up during moments of national struggle. Our understanding of the first Thanksgiving, of course, failed to tell the full story of European contact with Indigenous
peoples living in what is now the United States. In the years that followed, Indigenous peoples have rightfully called attention to the inaccuracies and elisions in our national narrative. As California, through efforts like the Truth and Healing Council, makes progress toward a fuller accounting of our history, we nonetheless take time to celebrate friendship, generosity and
resilience today.
Throughout the COVID-19 emergency, Californians across the state have exemplified these values. We draw strength and resilience from the heroism of our health care workers, emergency response personnel and essential workers from all lines of work, as well as volunteers who are safely checking in on their vulnerable neighbors. Their example reminds us that we will emerge from this crisis stronger and more united than before.
On this day, we keep in our thoughts those we have lost and those facing hardship in this crisis, and give thanks for the enduring bonds of family, friendship and community, which cannot be diminished by the pandemic.
Let us strengthen these lasting ties and resolve to protect and support one another during these unprecedented times. This Thanksgiving, Californians will find new ways to connect, as they have throughout the pandemic. Whether scaling down gatherings, hosting outdoor activities, or celebrating virtually, reimagining our holiday traditions will help keep California communities safe and healthy this season.
On this day of gratitude, let us draw together in spirit and give thanks for the friendship and love that surround us, even when our loved ones cannot.
NOW THEREFORE I, GAVIN NEWSOM, Governor of the State of California, do hereby proclaim November 26, 2020, as Thanksgiving Day.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF I have hereunto set my hand and caused the Great Seal of the State of California to be affixed this 25th day of November 2020.
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GAVIN NEWSOM
Governor of California
ATTEST:
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ALEX PADILLA
Secretary of State
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NORTH COAST, Calif. – After 35 years in law enforcement, Tom Allman, retired sheriff-coroner of Mendocino County, is returning to his roots, ready for his next big assignment: the Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office Lost Coast resident deputy.
Allman begins his new role on Monday, Nov. 30, ending nearly a decade-long vacancy of the position serving the Shelter Cove, Whitethorn and Mattole Valley communities.
Allman, who split his childhood between North Carolina and Garberville, graduating from South Fork High School, is no stranger to the Lost Coast. Allman says, growing up his family made monthly visits to Shelter Cove and has made many friends there along the way.
“Since Tom Allman retired, I have been speaking to him about coming to work in Humboldt County,” Humboldt County Sheriff William Honsal said. “Shelter Cove, the Lost Coast and the Mattole Valley need to have a resident deputy that can focus on community collaboration and problem solving. Tom’s roots run deep in Humboldt and he is going to make a great addition to my team.”
While his most recent job as sheriff-coroner kept him busy behind a desk, Allman has experience as a resident deputy and knows the unique responsibilities that come with the job.
After becoming a peace officer in 1981, Allman transferred from the Fairfield Police Department to the Mendocino County Sheriff’s Office, with his first assignment being the Laytonville resident deputy.
Throughout the years, Allman rose through the ranks as sergeant, lieutenant and eventually sheriff; during his career even completing a brief stint overseas as an international peacekeeper for the United Nations in Kosovo.
However, despite having a long and decorated career, Allman said “the most fulfilling time of my career were the two years I spent in Laytonville as a resident deputy being a trusted problem solver. Out of everything I did, nothing was as fulfilling.”
Allman doesn’t take that trust lightly, recognizing the importance of mutual trust as the first step to solving problems and creating safer communities. He says building trust will be one of his first tasks in his new position.
“If a community doesn’t trust their law enforcement officer, chances are the law enforcement officer also doesn’t trust the community,” Allman said. “If a community knows their law enforcement officer by first name and trust him or her, hopefully that trust is going to work toward solving crimes and finding a solution.”
The second step to building a safer community, Allman says, is communication, something he has already begun with residents in the area through regular visits to the community prior to his appointment.
“Until we identify problems, we can’t work on solutions,” Allman said. “Communication problems can be like a blister; if you don’t take care of them, they will eventually pop. The quicker we get on them and address them, the quicker we can improve the quality of life.”
Allman says he believes improving the quality of life for the community is what it means to be “a good peacekeeper” and will bring an education-first approach of law enforcement to the Shelter Cove, Whitethorn and Mattole Valley communities.
“[Being a good peacekeeper] doesn’t mean going to work with the intention of just arresting someone or issuing a citation,” Allman said. “Those things may happen after other options are no longer viable.”
As resident deputy, Allman will be spending approximately four days a week on the Lost Coast, providing public safety services to residents in the Shelter Cove, Whitethorn and Mattole Valley communities. On days he is not assigned to work, coverage will be provided by sheriff’s deputies assigned to the Southern Humboldt area based out of the Garberville Substation.
The resident deputy position is funded through the County’s Measure Z Public Safety Sales Tax, with funding for the position earmarked in 2015 in the Sheriff’s Office first application to receive funds from the measure. Allman’s fulfillment of the position has been long-awaited by the Shelter Cove community.
“I think to many people in Shelter Cove having a resident deputy means a lot. Residents and business community members have been advocating for a Shelter Cove resident deputy for a long time,” said Justin Roberts, general manager of the Shelter Cove Resort Improvement District No. 1. “Residents and businesses of Shelter Cove greatly appreciate the leadership of Sheriff Billy Honsal in his effort to secure a resident deputy for the community. “
Roberts says the community looks forward to “the opportunity to build a positive and community-oriented relationship with local law enforcement officers to effectively address and reduce crime in the Shelter Cove, Whitethorn and Mattole Valley.”
Allman says he is up for the task and is eager to begin meeting the needs of the Lost Coast, with his number one goal being to ensure the community will have coverage for years to come by finding “his replacement.” He offers a free lunch to anyone willing to take the job. Until then, Allman says he’s excited to come out of retirement and get back to work, helping improve the quality of life in Humboldt County.