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LAKEPORT, Calif. – On Thursday afternoon, the Lake County Chapter of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People presented its inaugural Veterans Patriot Award to a man who the group said works tirelessly to look out for the well-being of veterans.
In the brief ceremony in front of the Veterans Service Office in downtown Lakeport’s historic courthouse square, local NAACP President Rick Mayo and Veterans Affairs Committee Chair Kenneth Bagsby presented the newly created award to Saul Sanabria, Lake County’s veterans services officer.
On hand were dignitaries including Capt. David D. Smith, the NAACP’s state area director, Vallejo NAACP President Jimmy Jackson, Lake County Sheriff Brian Martin, Clearlake Police Chief Andrew White, Mendocino County Sheriff Matt Kendall and Undersheriff Darren Brewster, NAACP Branch Secretary Hazel Deaner and Roger Sciutto, an NAACP life member and former Clearlake Police chief.
“This to me is invaluable,” said Sanabria in accepting the award from the NAACP.
He also noted his gratitude to the people who had traveled so far to see him honored.
This is the first veterans award that the Lake County NAACP chapter has ever given in its 37 years of existence, said Mayo, also a member of the NAACP’s Veterans Affairs Committee.
And if anyone deserved it, Mayo added, it’s Sanabria, himself a veteran.
“He’s helped a lot of veterans in the community,” Mayo, a Vietnam era veteran, told Lake County News.
For his part, Sanabria credited his two staffers – Nancy Mitchell and Denver Cortez – with support to make good things happen at his little office, which serves not just Lake, which has a large per-capita veterans population, but a total of 15 counties.
Sanabria has worked as a veterans services officer for about 20 years. The Board of Supervisors appointed Sanabria to head the Lake County Veterans Services Office beginning in July 2014. Since then, he’s been involved in efforts including the creation of the county’s veterans court.
He and his staff are always on the lookout for veterans because they want to make sure people who served their country are in turn getting the benefits they’ve earned and deserve.
Sanabria makes a point of being available to help veterans around the clock, seven days a week.
To contact the Veterans Services Office, call 707-263-2384, visit its website or email Sanabria directly at
Mayo said the NAACP plans to offer the award once every 10 years.
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The US Forest Service said the August Complex burned several thousand more acres by Thursday to reach a total of 862,733 acres across all three of its zones, with containment at 38 percent, down one percentage point from the previous day.
The lightning-caused complex has been burning since Aug. 17, beginning on the Mendocino National Forest and spreading into the Shasta-Trinity and Six Rivers National Forests. It’s expected to be fully contained Nov. 15.
Officials said firefighters made significant progress on Wednesday, continuing to mop up where firing operations were finished on Tuesday north of Lake Pillsbury. Dozer line is complete from Soda Creek to Sunset Gap.
Crews continue working to increase containment in the area by identifying and removing trees that could fall across lines, locating and addressing smoldering vegetation adjacent to lines, and by making sure that lines near structures are secure, the Forest Service said.
Other crews are reinforcing dozer lines north and west of Pillsbury Ranch, installing and testing hose lays, pumps and sprinklers for use in holding operations.
In Lake County, mandatory evacuation orders remain in effect in the Pillsbury Ranch and Lake Pillsbury basin. More information on evacuations is available here.
Officials said management of the South Zone of the August Complex will be transitioning from the Type I Great Basin Incident Management Team 2, under Incident Commander Tony Demasters, to a Type 2 Incident Management Team as well as a National Incident Management Organization, or NIMO, team.
The Forest Service said the incoming Type 2 management team is from the Mendocino National Forest and led by Incident Commander Curtis Coots.
The Mendocino team will take over command of the incident on Friday, the Forest Service reported.
The Atlanta NIMO team is led by Incident Commander Mike Quisenberry and will provide further assistance in managing the fire, officials said.
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The virtual town hall will take place from 7 to 8 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 1.
Thompson will be joined by special guest Rep. Rosa DeLauro (CT-03), chair of the Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education Appropriations Subcommittee, for a discussion about the congressional response to the coronavirus pandemic.
This is the 15th in a series of virtual town halls Thompson has held since the spring. All constituents of California’s Fifth Congressional District and members of the press are invited to join.
This event will be held over Zoom and interested participants must email Thompson’s office in order to join, as the platform has a capacity of 500 people.
Interested participants will be notified via email with instructions on how to join.
The event will also be streamed on Facebook Live via Thompson’s page.
Thompson represents California’s Fifth Congressional District, which includes all or part of Contra Costa, Lake, Napa, Solano and Sonoma counties.
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The following dogs are ready for adoption or foster.
‘Bella’
“Bella” is a female American Bully mix.
She has a short beige and tan coat.
She is dog No. 3537.
‘Boog’
“Boog” is a senior male American Bully mix with a short brown and white coat.
He is dog No. 4012.
‘Brownie’
“Brownie” is a male Labrador Retriever mix with a short brown and dapple coat.
He is dog No. 4257.
‘Jack’
“Jack” is a male Labrador Retriever mix with a short yellow coat.
He is dog No. 4155.
‘Lady’
“Lady” is a female German Shepherd mix.
She has been spayed.
She is dog No. 3683.
The shelter is open by appointment only due to COVID-19.
Call the Clearlake Animal Control shelter at 707-273-9440, or email
Visit Clearlake Animal Control on Facebook or on the city’s website.
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