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LAKE COUNTY – Thousands of airline flights recently were canceled in Europe due to the volcanic eruption of Iceland's Eyjafjallajökull volcano.
April Knoll owner of The Travel Centers in Lakeport and Ukiah says that this is a very difficult time to be trying to fly from the United States to western and central Europe.
However, she points out that there are some things that travelers should do if they have travel plans to Europe:
1. Stay in touch with your travel agent and your airline in order to determine the very latest flight status. "We had a couple today that were able to make a flight on KLM out out of San Francisco to Amsterdam, after the airspace was cleared by Eurocontrol for limited air traffic late Monday. They stayed in touch with me and I actually got a call from KLM advising me that the flight was in fact scheduled to depart and I advised the client to get to the airport as soon as possible and check in. It worked out for them. Our experience with KLM in this instance has been terrific."
2. Consider buying travel insurance when purchasing your tickets and or travel packages. Knoll said that most customers with travel insurance will be covered, since flight cancellations due to the volcano are considered weather-related. She said that The Travel Centers tries to offer their clients Travel Guard or Travelex insurance, which covers trip cancellations, interruptions and delays, missed connections, lost baggage and potential emergency medical transportation.
3. If your flight is canceled, contact your travel agent or the airline to determine rescheduling availability and other options. "Last Saturday we worked with a client to reschedule a tour that was due to depart from London on Monday. Their flight out of San Francisco was canceled but we were able to rebook their tour for later in the month."
Knoll says the most important thing to do in this situation is stay in touch with your travel professional in order to determine your options.
Contact The Travel Centers at 707-263-3095 or 707-462-2931.
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LAKE COUNTY – The Lake One-Stop has named Daniel Obermeyer as its new executive director.
Obermeyer came out of retirement to take the job. His appointment became effective March 16.
He said he's had a lot of interest in workforce development over the past few years and this was an opportunity to apply those ideas in a familiar environment.
Last year Obermeyer, 62, retired from his position as director of Planning and Public Works in Glenn County.
He has been involved in local government for over 39 years in the areas of community planning and public management.
Lake One-Stop’s previous director left in December 2009. One-Stop Board Vice President Nick Summerfield volunteered 500 hours of his time and acted as the transitional director until Obermeyer was hired.
“When peoples' jobs and family well being are at stake, I feel that if you can help you have a moral obligation to help,” said Summerfield.
All job seekers are welcome to enroll and utilize resources such as copy and fax machines, a computer lab, resume workshops and employment counseling – all available at no cost through Lake One-Stop.
Lake One-Stop has a lot going on, and needs an executive director who can handle it all. In March Summerfield brought the position to the attention of Obermeyer, who considered all factors of his background before deciding to take on the job.
“The key parts were having been on the North Counties Central Consortium’s Workforce Investment Board for 14 years,” said Obermeyer. “I helped the Lake County Career Center, now known as Lake One-Stop, to attain their current location 12 years ago and bring together all mandated partners.”
Obermeyer moved from Montana to California 23 years ago and hasn’t lived anywhere else in the state but Lake County. Hidden Valley, Cobb Mountain, Clearlake and Clearlake Oaks are the areas where he lived before moving to his current home in Glenhaven.
“I’ve developed skills to work in complex organization,” he said. “I believe I’m fairly even-tempered, which helps dealing with change and the stress that comes along with it. Since I’m semi-retired, I don’t have the worry of keeping the job.”
This year, Lake One-Stop’s program and services went up for bid. The proposal for the program was submitted to the NCCC on March 25 and the results will be announced on April 29.
“Once we know our fate, we’ll focus on either transitioning to another operator or gearing up to implement the new contract ourselves,” Obermeyer said. “That uncertainty leaves a lot open and makes it difficult to have hard and fast goals.”
Regardless of the Lake One-Stop's future, they have been and will continue providing their services, guiding Lake County towards its employment goals.
Lake One-Stop Inc. is a nonprofit organization that is proud to be a part of America’s One-Stop Career Center System, connecting businesses, employers, job seekers and youth to employment, training and community resources.
Hand-in-hand with its partners, they offer businesses and job seekers access to automated job postings, career counseling and assessment, information on job trends, help in finding assistance to cover training costs, performance data on training providers and much more.
Lake One-Stop Inc. is funded by the North Central Counties Consortium (NCCC) and the Local Workforce Investment Board working together with Yuba, Colusa, Glenn and Sutter counties under the Workforce Investment Act.
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