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A report issued Sunday night by Lt. Gary Basor of the Lake County Sheriff's Department explained that the agency received a call at 2:57 p.m. Saturday of a man missing in the lake.
Matthew Zanoni, 22, was riding on a pontoon boat with a group of friends when he either jumped or fell off the boat and into the lake, said Basor.
When Zanoni went into the water the boat was doing an arc around an area called Shag Rock near Buckingham, according to Basor.
Witnesses on the boat said Zanoni did not surface after the fall into the water, Basor reported.
Lake County Sheriff's Department Marine Patrol personnel responded to the area to try to find Zanoni, according to Basor.
Within minutes of arriving at the location where Zanoni was last seen – and being unable to find him – Basor said Marine Patrol officials called in the North Shore Dive Team.
Dive team members made several dives Saturday and were unable to locate Zanoni, said Basor.
On Sunday, the Lake County Search and Rescue Dive Team joined the North Shore Dive Team in searching for Zanoni, according to Basor's report.
The divers made several more dives in the area where the boat's passengers described last seeing Zanoni, but Basor said they still were not able to find him.
Basor said the sheriff's office has requested help from surrounding agencies in continuing the search for Zanoni.
The search effort will continue Monday, Basor reported.
The Shag Rock area, a small rocky outcropping above the lake's surface that historian Henry K. Mauldin said was called “Sock-eye” by local Pomos, has been a dangerous place for boaters in recent years.
It was the scene of another drowning in December 2004, when fisherman Billy Ray Ingram went missing. His body was discovered months later, trapped in rocks under the surface.
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Supervisor Denise Rushing reported that many Clearlake Oaks residents have been devoting time and energy to help county officials to design Nylander Park. Rushing said the park will be a highly visible stop for visitors to the Oaks, which she said is becoming known as the “Gateway to Clear Lake.”
Now, officials are asking for the community's help to get the park properly outfitted.
Clearlake Oaks residents Holly Harris and Chuck Lamb, who have been involved in the Nylander Park effort, are helping the county's Public Services Department solicit park accessories, equipment and donations for the park.
Harris and Lamb said donations may be made anonymously, in the donor's name or in memory of someone else.
Nylander Park eventually will have a small playground, picnic tables, barbecue grills, benches, a visitor information gazebo, restrooms, rock wall and parking, which Harris and Lamb reported will become a reality with the community's help.
To complete the park, Harris and Lamb reported that the following items are needed:
Acorn street lights – eight needed at $2,000 each.
Metal picnic tables with benches – seven needed at $2,700 each.
Six-foot park benches – 12 needed at $650 each.
Trash receptacles – six needed at $400 each.
Barbecue grills – seven needed at $300 each.
Drinking fountains – two needed at $3,000 each.
Bollard ground lights – eight needed at $1,000 each.
Oak trees – 10 feet at $180 each; 20 feet at $500 each; larger at $1,000 each.
Engraved 5 x 8-inch plaques are available at an additional $40.
Donations received to date include one bench, $3,500 in mature oak trees and $5,000 toward the rock wall, according to Harris and Lamb.
For those wanting to help, checks can be made out to "County of Lake" with Nylander Park in the memo line, according to Harris; be sure to specify if this is a general donation, or if you wish to purchase a specific item listed above.
Donations should be mailed to Lake County Department of Public Services, 333 Second St., Lakeport, CA 95453; Attn: Nylander Park Donation.
To see a flyer of park accessories officials plan to purchase, visit Rushing's Web site at www.drushing.com/blog/2007/09/nylander-park.html.
For more information on the park project, call Holly Harris and Chuck Lamb, 998-0135.
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LAKEPORT – BoardStock XII began preliminary challenge rounds Friday as dozens of wakeboarders, wakesurfers, BMX riders and skydivers readied themselves for two days of competition.
The first for Konocti Vista Casino but the third overall for Lake County, BoardStock has grown exponentially since Rob Stimmel began the thrilling series 11 years ago.
Gates open at 7:30 a.m. Saturday, with competition beginning at 8 a.m. Athletes from around the globe will compete for thousands of dollars in prize money.
Local and regional and national sponsors will have products on display and ready for purchasing.
Tickets to the two-day event start at $10 per day for those 7 to 12 years old and $20 for adults. Two-day passes are available for $30 per person.
The activity will be nonstop from opening bell right up through late afternoon when gates close at 5:30 p.m. Saturday.
The overall competition and finals should conclude by 3 p.m. Sunday.
For more information check the Web site, www.boardstock.com.
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Chief Deputy Russ Perdock of the Lake County Coroner's Office said Thursday that the man was Frank Krush, 70, of Upper Lake.
As Lake County News previously reported, Lakeport Police responded Tuesday evening to a report of a; man down at the Mendo-Lake Credit Union, located in the Willow Tree Shopping Center on 11th Street.
Lt. Brad Rasmussen of Lakeport Police said police found Krush's body in his passenger vehicle.
Lakeport Police conducted an investigation but found nothing suspicious, Rasmussen said.
Perdock confirmed that there was nothing suspicious about Krush's death, which they believe resulted from natural causes.
Krush has no next of kin locally, said Perdock, so finding family to notify has been a challenge for the Coroner's Office.
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LAKEPORT – Firefighters quickly contained a small wildland fire along Highway 29 Thursday afternoon.
The fire was reported at about 2:30 p.m. less than a mile north of Juvenile Hall on the west side of Highway 29 near the Nice-Lucerne Cutoff.
A firefighter reported finding a red gas can in the burned area.
Agencies responding included Lakeport Fire Protection District and Cal Fire.
One helicopter, one fixed-wing aircraft and one dozer were among the equipment sent to the fire, although the fire was controlled so quickly the helicopter did not conduct a fire drop.
The fire was under control by 3:15 p.m. About three and a half acres were burned.
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The California Highway Patrol’s Incident Logs noted that the collision took place at 2:18 p.m. at Guenoc Winery on Butts Canyon Road at Oat Hill Road.
The vehicle went off the road and into a ditch, trapping two people, according to CHP.
The logs indicated that at least one of the people was lifeflighted to Santa Rosa Memorial Hospital, where an officer was responding to investigate.
No further information about the collision was available Wednesday evening.
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