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Competing in the difficult Blue Division of the WordMasters Challenge, fifth-grader Lily Morita earned a perfect score of 20 on the recent challenge.
Nationally, only 86 fifth graders achieved this result.
Cobb Mountain Elementary teacher Angela Stevenson coached students in preparation for the WordMasters Challenge.
The WordMasters Challenge is an exercise in critical thinking that first encourages students to become familiar with a set of interesting new words (considerably harder than grade level), and then challenges them to use those words to complete analogies expressing various kinds of logical relationships.
Working to solve the analogies helps students learn to think both analytically and metaphorically. Although most vocabulary enrichment and analogy-solving programs are designed for use by high school students, WordMasters Challenge materials have been specifically created for younger students in grades three through eight.
They are particularly well suited for children who are motivated by the challenge of learning new words and enjoy the logical puzzles posed by analogies.
The WordMasters Challenge program is administered by a company based in New Jersey which is dedicated to inspiring high achievement in American schools.
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The Quail fire, which began on Saturday afternoon in the 8000 block of Canyon Road near Winters, was at 1,837 acres with 75 percent containment as of Monday evening, according to Cal Fire.
When the fire began on Saturday, several hundred homes were reported to be threatened by the blaze.
As of Monday night, Cal Fire said 100 structures were threatened and three destroyed.
Residential evacuations and road closures have been lifted and crews are continuing to perform tactical patrols, construct containment lines and mop up hot spots, Cal Fire reported.
Resources assigned include 12 engines, five water tenders, eight hand crews, two dozers and 200 personnel.
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The fire, reported as beginning in a structure before spreading to nearby vegetation, was first dispatched in the area of Seventh and Boyles avenues just before 3:45 p.m., based on radio reports.
Lake County Fire Protection District Chief Willie Sapeta arrived on scene within minutes and began ordering evacuations of the Cache Creek Apartments and nearby structures over the radio.
He also asked for additional air tankers and helicopters.
Engines were able to reach the fire by ground, finding it threatening power lines, radio reports indicated.
Meanwhile, law enforcement was on scene assisting with evacuations.
The Clearlake Police Department issued a Nixle alert just after 4 p.m. ordering evacuations from Boyles and Seventh avenues and continuing northeast of Dam Road and Lake Street due to the fire.
Just after 4 p.m., Radio reports later indicated there were downed power lines in the area.
Air attack reported shortly after 4 p.m. that the fire was about two to three acres, with moderate fuels, threatening high tension power lines.
The wind was reported to be hitting the fire and causing it to spot up to a quarter-mile away, with nearby roads holding the fire from advancing, based the radio reports.
More aircraft were reported to be arriving at the scene at around 4:30 p.m.
At about the same time, two tankers were released, with two others and two helicopters remaining committed, air attack reported.
Just after 4:30 p.m., incident command reported over the radio that the fire was holding at three acres, with dozer line and hose lay around the majority of the blaze. At that point, the west wind had died down.
Incident command reported that power had been deenergized in the area.
Pacific Gas and Electric’s online outage map showed that the outage area includes 2,575 customers, stretching from Anderson Marsh south to Hidden Valley Lakes and east along Morgan Valley Road. Estimated time of power restoration is 7:15 p.m.
Incident command said at about 4:30 p.m. that resources are expected to be assigned for four hours.
Additional information will be published as it becomes available.
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The board will meet virtually beginning at 9 a.m. Tuesday, June 9, in the board chambers on the first floor of the Lake County Courthouse, 255 N. Forbes St., Lakeport.
The meeting can be watched live on Channel 8, online at https://countyoflake.legistar.com/Calendar.aspx and on the county’s Facebook page. Accompanying board documents, the agenda and archived board meeting videos also are available at that link.
Because the meeting will be held virtually, members of the public are asked to submit comments on items to
At 9:02 a.m., the board will get Public Health Officer Dr. Gary Pace’s weekly COVID-19 update.
At 9:45 a.m., the board will present a proclamation honoring Undersheriff Christopher Macedo on his pending retirement.
Macedo has spent more than 30 years in law enforcement and has spent nearly a decade in the undersheriff’s job.
The full agenda follows.
CONSENT AGENDA
5.1: Adopt resolution authorizing the agreement between the county of Lake and Adventist Health Clear Lake for the period of Oct. 11, 2019, through March 31, 2023, and authorizing the Behavioral Health director to sign the agreement.
5.2: Approve minutes of the Board of Supervisors meeting on June 2, 2020.
5.3: Adopt resolution amending Resolution 2020-42 to replace EMC Planning Group Inc. with County Administrative Officer Carol J. Huchingson in Section 1 and Section 2 of Resolution 2020-42.
5.4: Approve to waive 900-hour limit for Extra Help Facilities Maintenance Worker II Lawrence Platz.
5.5: Sitting as the Lake County Sanitation District Board of Directors, approve proposed project and purchase of septage receiving station for Southeast Regional Treatment Plant.
5.6: Approve budget transfer in Budget Unit 1671 from Object Code 18.00 Maintenance to Object Code 61.60, Buildings & Improvements for $92,310.
5.7: Adopt Resolution authorizing the acceptance of the 2020/21 Boating Safety and Enforcement financial aid funding from the State of California, Department of Parks and Recreation, Division of Boating and Waterways in the amount of $315,312.
5.8: Adopt proclamation commending Undersheriff Christopher J. Macedo on his 30-plus years of service and on his pending retirement.
5.9: Adopt resolution authorizing Special Districts Administrator Janet Coppinger to sign and submit all documents, certifications, and assurances required for a funding agreement with Economic Development Administration in the amount of $5,211,608.
5.10: Sitting as the Lake County Sanitation District Board of Directors, (a) waive the normal bidding requirements per Ordinance #2406, Purchasing Code 38.4 Cooperative Purchases; and (b) authorize the Special Districts administrator/assistant purchasing agent to issue a purchase order not to exceed $240,000 to Multiquip INC. for the Purchase of a 400KVA 3PH generator and trailer for the Northwest Treatment Plant Lift Station #1. (c) Approve budget transfer allocating money from object code 61-60 and 62-72 to 62.74.
TIMED ITEMS
6.1, 9:01 a.m.: Public input.
6.2, 9:02 a.m.: Consideration of update on COVID-19.
6.3, 9:45 a.m.: Presentation of proclamation commending Undersheriff Christopher J. Macedo on his 30-plus years of service and on his pending retirement.
UNTIMED ITEMS
7.2: Consideration of (a) purchase of seven 2020 Ford Explorer police pursuit vehicles from Redwood Ford in the amount of $254,197.44 from the Sheriff/Pursuit Replacement Budget Unit 2217, Object Code 62.72 and (b) authorize the sheriff/coroner or his designee to sign the purchase order.
7.3: Consideration of proposed agreement for the Soda Bay CSA-20 Redwood Water Tanks Replacement Project Bid No. 19-18.
CLOSED SESSION
8.1: Conference with legal counsel: Existing litigation pursuant to Gov. Code section 54956.9(d)(1): EEOC Charge of C. McCormick.
8.2: Conference with legal counsel: Existing Litigation Pursuant to Gov. Code section 54956.9(d)(1)- John, et al. v. County of Lake, et al.
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