Clearlake News

Election: Over 6K ballots still uncounted

Mon, 11 Jun 2018 21:06:33 GMT

LAKE COUNTY >> The Lake County Registrar of Voters Office released Thursday evening that over 6,000 ballots remain to be counted, which could bring changes to some of the races - especially for Supervisorial District 2 and 3. As provided by the Voters Office, a total of 6,038 vote-by-mail, provisional and conditional voter ballots are needed to be added to the tallies. Registrar of Voters Diane Fridley said Thursday evening that this number may still rise.

Lake County houses a The PreZervea

Fri, 08 Jun 2018 05:13:15 GMT

Makeup artist George Schminky prepares Sonoma County-based actor Craig Morton who plays one of the zombies in the film 'ZTV: The PreZerve.' CLEARLAKE OAKS >> Hidden amid the shady trees, quiet fields of dry grass and rustic farmhouses on Sulphur Bank Mine Road in Clearlake Oaks a film crew from the Bay Area and Los Angeles nearly camouflage.

Habitat dedicates another home

Fri, 08 Jun 2018 05:13:14 GMT

CLEARLAKE >> Habitat for Humanity celebrated the dedication of another home on Saturday, June 4. The Amaral-Galli family was welcomed into their new Clearlake home by family, friends, and Habitat volunteers and staff. "It's hard to believe this is real," said Cynthia Amaral-Galli.

Anderson, Harry off to Nov ballot, Measure G fails

Wed, 06 Jun 2018 20:31:30 GMT

LAKE COUNTY >> Tuesday night into early Wednesday showed either a clear win or a close call for each Lake County race in the 2018 Primary Election, among them Shanda Harry and Don Anderson who will head to a runoff in November. With all the precinct voting counted, Harry leads the Judge of Superior Court in Department 4 race with 3,541 votes or 46.1 percent.

Resilence project shared across county

Mon, 04 Jun 2018 20:30:08 GMT

MIDDLETOWN >> An open reception featuring the work created during the Resilience project was held at the Lake County Art Council's Main Street Gallery in Lakeport for the First Friday Fling and there's still time to see the works as the exhibit will be on view until July 2. The exhibit includes vibrant paintings from the Resilience project's Soul Painting and Drawing the Inside Out classes, exhibited in half of the main gallery, as well as prints and photographs created during the project. The Resilience chapbook of poetry and images will be available to peruse and pre-order.

Redbud Parade and Fest announced

Thu, 31 May 2018 06:27:16 GMT

CLEARLAKE >> The public is invited to attend the 61st annual Redbud Parade and Festival, with a theme this year of "Rock the 60s." The parade, sponsored by the Lakeshore Lion's Club of Clearlake, is scheduled to commence at 11 a.m. on Saturday, June 30 and will proceed down Lakeshore Drive to Austin Park. This year, attendees can expect local marchers, a marching band, decorated floats, vintage cars, parade and show horses, fire and police vehicles and a fireworks display.

Weekenda s Sprint Boat Grand Prix canceled

Tue, 29 May 2018 02:46:19 GMT

LAKEPORT >> After recently announcing the return of the Lakeport Sprint Boat Grand Prix, scheduled for this weekend, promoters of the event said Sunday it has been postponed. According to race promoter Jack Long, from Clearlake Motor Sports Enterprise, the event will not take place on June 2 and 3 due to contractual issues with the race sanction board.

City removes 13k pounds of trash off illegal dump site

Tue, 29 May 2018 02:46:18 GMT

CLEARLAKE >> The City of Clearlake is asking the public to report illegal dumping, trespassing and occupying "red-tagged" properties after clearing over 13,000 pounds of trash off a single dump site last week. In what Clearlake Code Enforcement Supervisor Lee Lambert called illegal dumping an "epidemic in our community," the city has cleared multiple properties of trash and debris in recent years.

CPD adopts data software

Sat, 26 May 2018 08:10:14 GMT

CLEARLAKE >> Locals will now have access to Clearlake's law enforcement information and public records at the click of a button through the Police Departments' adoption of software aimed at providing as much data as possible via an organized digital hub. The program, dubbed Citizen RIMS, will allow anyone to see crime data in real time while reducing the number of requests for information the Clearlake Police Department handles as most information is provided on the website .

Another Habitat home completed

Sat, 26 May 2018 03:55:57 GMT

CLEARLAKE >> Ricky and Debra Bronson were welcomed into their new home in Clearlake, which escaped the flames of the Sulphur Fire last year. Habitat for Humanity, the organization behind the construction of the home, had been working on the structure prior to the Clayton Fire and was then delayed after the October wildfires.

Code Enforcement, Fire join to enforce fire safety

Fri, 25 May 2018 07:44:24 GMT

CLEARLAKE>> In the wake of recent wildfires over the past four years, the Clearlake Police Department Code Enforcement Division and the Lake County Fire Protection District are joining forces in enforcing overgrown vegetation and fire codes within the city. Earlier this week, staff from both agencies, including Interim Police Chief Tim Celli and Fire Chief Willie Sapeta, met to discuss fire prevention and abatement of properties where overgrown vegetation or other fire fuels exist.

Art in Dialogue With Nature

Fri, 25 May 2018 07:44:23 GMT

MIDDLETOWN >> Tomorrow, May 26, from 6-8 p.m., the public is invited to Middletown Art Center to join local artists and Resilience Project participants for the Resilience ~ Art in Dialogue With Nature exhibition opening reception. The opening will include spoken word readings and the release of the Resilience chapbook - a collection of writings and artwork created during the Resilience project workshops, which concluded this past weekend after a year of weekly classes.

Students graduate from Medical Assistant program

Thu, 24 May 2018 08:41:23 GMT

CLEARLAKE >> Over 100 family, friends and colleagues were on hand to celebrate the 2018 Commencement Ceremony of the Lake County Office of Education Medical Assistant program, Tuesday, May 22 at the Cornelison Event Center in Clearlake. This graduating class received more Honor Roll rankings than any other previous MA class.