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- Written by: Barbara Christwitz
Coincidentally, on Earth Day I attended Clearlake’s meeting about the Provinsalia proposal. I view Provinsalia and similar projects as more steps towards environmental suicide of our county. Why would more than 500 Provinsalia homes along with a golf course be built when there are now literally hundreds of vacant homes on the market as well as scarce water for agriculture, drinking and household use? The last thing this county needs is to unnecessarily use precious resources to further despoil our delicate ecological balance.
Our choice is clear: We can choose to rip down trees, bulldoze whole hillsides, erect countless developments and strip malls, wreak congestion in our already troubled streets, and suck up the ground water and creeks. Conversely, we can obey the cry and chant, “The earth is our mother; we must take care of her.” This cry is basic, and as we care for our mother, we care for our children and their children after us. In other words, “If Mama ain’t happy, ain’t nobody happy.”
I recommend the DVD (available at local video stores), “The 11th Hour” for a sobering yet helpful view of our plight and hope in these times of climate change. If you watch it, I predict you too will think twice about the Provinsalias of our county.
Barbara Christwitz lives in Clearlake.
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- Written by: Dean Gotham
Congress unanimously passed Resolutions declaring March 30, 2008 as "Welcome Home Vietnam Veterans Day." The contributions and positive comments that we received during our weekend donation drive made us feel “welcome.”
As president of Chapter 951, I want to express special thanks to the following businesses for allowing our chapter members to stand out front of their locations: Kmart, Bruno's Shop Smart, Lakeport Safeway, Konocti Vista Casino and Sentry Market in Nice.
Dean Gotham lives in Clearlake. Visit Chapter 951's Web site at www.vva951.org.
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- Written by: Lori Peters
Teams were put together to work targeted areas, the goal was to pick up trash, pull weeds in walkways, clean signs, sweep rocks off walkways, and get the dirt out of the gutters.
Saturday was a bit windy, but sunny. The wind didn’t deter our purpose one bit. People arrived early to pick up their supplies and get started. There were youth groups working Austin Park and all ages were represented in the crews of helpers.
In writing this, it is my goal to thank everyone who helped in cleaning our town. From the local businesses that supplied the cleaning supplies for free or low cost. The business groups, social clubs, church organizations and youth groups. The City of Clearlake employees, a very special thank you to you! Not just for helping but also for keeping us safe while we worked! I saw just how easy it was to get lost in thought while you work, forgetting you are on the side of the road! Thank you for keeping us safe! There are so many people to thank, and for that, I feel truly blessed to live in Clearlake!
Lori Peters is executive director of the Clear Lake Chamber of Commerce and owner of Wild About Books.
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- Written by: Dallas Cook
Thanks to all the FLOW folks that contributed time, money, talent, and other resources – not to mention cookies, cupcakes, brownies, cheesecakes and Easter baskets.
A special thanks goes to donors from the Queen of the Rosary Catholic Church in Lucerne. The diverse array of sweet treats were sold out before the end of Saturday, making the two-day sale a great success.
Thanks also to the many people who stopped by the table to sign our petition to the California Public Utilities Commission regarding California Water Service Co.'s pending rate hike for the new treatment plant.
Dallas Cook is president of Lucerne FLOW.
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