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On April 8, 2022, the Clear Lake High School Girls Softball team was playing at Lower Lake High school. It was a sunny, pretty day at a nice facility.
Shortly after the game started the home plate umpire had a health problem and was unable to continue.
After a pandemic shortened season and rainouts, everyone was concerned about how to proceed with the one remaining umpire.
Out of the stands came a young woman who shouts, “I’ll do it, I’ll umpire.”
She promptly put on all the required protective gear and shouted “Play ball!”
She did a great job! The rumor in the crowd was that this volunteer umpire was named “Sis” and that she routinely umpires for the South Shore Little League.
She saved the day, and deserves public recognition for volunteering to do a job that frequently is subject to yelling and abuse by fans and coaches.
I’ve noticed that the city of Clearlake has been advertising what a friendly community it is and this young woman exemplifies that spirit.
All of us should applaud this young woman. Thank you, Sis!
Bob Bridges lives in Lakeport, California.
Shortly after the game started the home plate umpire had a health problem and was unable to continue.
After a pandemic shortened season and rainouts, everyone was concerned about how to proceed with the one remaining umpire.
Out of the stands came a young woman who shouts, “I’ll do it, I’ll umpire.”
She promptly put on all the required protective gear and shouted “Play ball!”
She did a great job! The rumor in the crowd was that this volunteer umpire was named “Sis” and that she routinely umpires for the South Shore Little League.
She saved the day, and deserves public recognition for volunteering to do a job that frequently is subject to yelling and abuse by fans and coaches.
I’ve noticed that the city of Clearlake has been advertising what a friendly community it is and this young woman exemplifies that spirit.
All of us should applaud this young woman. Thank you, Sis!
Bob Bridges lives in Lakeport, California.
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I was distressed to see Anthony Farrington campaign signs all over what was once Jed Steele's winery. Steele established his own winery after putting Kendall-Jackson on the map and I have been a loyal wine club member ever since. I must now reconsider my continued patronage of what I like to call my local winery. I live two miles away.
Clay Shannon has every right to support anyone he chooses for DA, even someone as demonstrably unqualified as Anthony Farrington whose selfish political aspirations are obvious to all. But any savvy businessman would know that publically getting involved in local politics is bound to alienate some percentage of his customer base.
Besides me, I imagine some of those offended would include previous Board of Supervisors members who served with Farrington and refuse to endorse him as well as other wine club members.
And why support a candidate for DA who has never shown any interest in being a prosecutor in the first place and chose to be an ambulance chaser instead?
As a businessman Clay Shannon should know better.
Andrew Tritchler lives in Lakeport, California.
Clay Shannon has every right to support anyone he chooses for DA, even someone as demonstrably unqualified as Anthony Farrington whose selfish political aspirations are obvious to all. But any savvy businessman would know that publically getting involved in local politics is bound to alienate some percentage of his customer base.
Besides me, I imagine some of those offended would include previous Board of Supervisors members who served with Farrington and refuse to endorse him as well as other wine club members.
And why support a candidate for DA who has never shown any interest in being a prosecutor in the first place and chose to be an ambulance chaser instead?
As a businessman Clay Shannon should know better.
Andrew Tritchler lives in Lakeport, California.
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I have not been active on Facebook for years so, I found it ironic when a few of Anthony Farrington’s Facebook “friends” pointed out the hypocrisy of his online moral compass and the recent posts made by him that further reveal the desperation of an unqualified, slick politician in his feeble attempt to become our elected district attorney.
Susan Krones continues to rack up her many endorsements, while Farrington makes excuses for not winning endorsements by saying he is somehow above politics. That does not explain why he has flip-flopped his registration three different times to three separate affiliations in attempts to further his selfish political aspirations.
Farrington makes numerous claims on social media and in his campaign literature that he will “fund the police” and, while this makes a cute bumper sticker slogan, one might ask why is it that no law enforcement organization or agency has stepped forward to support or endorse him?
I have previously challenged Farrington to name any criminal jury trials that he, as the attorney of record, has seen through to verdict. The challenge has gone unanswered. I am going to drop the bar even lower and try to make it easier for Farrington to be transparent. Mr. Farrington, can you name just ONE single criminal jury trial that you have completed?
If, as I and many others strongly suspect, Farrington has never actually done even one criminal jury trial, how exactly is he going to “take back our neighborhoods’ like his recycled campaign signs promise he will do. He is a civil attorney who handles divorces and car accidents and the like. Unless the neighborhood has been taken by an ex-spouse or an ambulance, one wonders how exactly he plans to get it back.
It seems obvious to me that Farrington’s moral compass is going south and the voters of Lake County should not let him take us with him.
Rob Brown lives in Kelseyville, California.
Susan Krones continues to rack up her many endorsements, while Farrington makes excuses for not winning endorsements by saying he is somehow above politics. That does not explain why he has flip-flopped his registration three different times to three separate affiliations in attempts to further his selfish political aspirations.
Farrington makes numerous claims on social media and in his campaign literature that he will “fund the police” and, while this makes a cute bumper sticker slogan, one might ask why is it that no law enforcement organization or agency has stepped forward to support or endorse him?
I have previously challenged Farrington to name any criminal jury trials that he, as the attorney of record, has seen through to verdict. The challenge has gone unanswered. I am going to drop the bar even lower and try to make it easier for Farrington to be transparent. Mr. Farrington, can you name just ONE single criminal jury trial that you have completed?
If, as I and many others strongly suspect, Farrington has never actually done even one criminal jury trial, how exactly is he going to “take back our neighborhoods’ like his recycled campaign signs promise he will do. He is a civil attorney who handles divorces and car accidents and the like. Unless the neighborhood has been taken by an ex-spouse or an ambulance, one wonders how exactly he plans to get it back.
It seems obvious to me that Farrington’s moral compass is going south and the voters of Lake County should not let him take us with him.
Rob Brown lives in Kelseyville, California.
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I would like to share my thoughts about the upcoming June 7 election for the office of district attorney in Lake County.
I have known and worked with both candidates for many years. Without doubt, Susan Krones has the best background and experience to continue doing a very good job as our district attorney.
But in addition to her impeccable legal credentials, she is a dedicated public servant who is committed to pursuing justice — an essential quality in a district attorney.
Plus, the DA has to have the legal knowledge and judgment to decide which cases to prosecute and the degree of prosecution to be pursued, so that taxpayers' dollars are not wasted but spent on cases which will take criminals off the streets.
Being district attorney requires more than just a legal degree. It’s a specialized area of the law requiring experience, knowledge and judgment.
Susan Krones has a proven record of imprisoning hundreds of child molesters, domestic abusers and other violent criminals throughout her 29-year career.
She has directly supervised the other attorneys in the DA’s Office for over 10 years. She was elected as our district attorney four years ago and has proven that she can do the job.
Susan deserves to be reelected as our district attorney. That’s why I am endorsing her and encouraging all voters in Lake County to please vote for Susan Krones for district attorney.
Ed Robey is a retired Lake County supervisor for District 1. He lives in Lower Lake, California.
I have known and worked with both candidates for many years. Without doubt, Susan Krones has the best background and experience to continue doing a very good job as our district attorney.
But in addition to her impeccable legal credentials, she is a dedicated public servant who is committed to pursuing justice — an essential quality in a district attorney.
Plus, the DA has to have the legal knowledge and judgment to decide which cases to prosecute and the degree of prosecution to be pursued, so that taxpayers' dollars are not wasted but spent on cases which will take criminals off the streets.
Being district attorney requires more than just a legal degree. It’s a specialized area of the law requiring experience, knowledge and judgment.
Susan Krones has a proven record of imprisoning hundreds of child molesters, domestic abusers and other violent criminals throughout her 29-year career.
She has directly supervised the other attorneys in the DA’s Office for over 10 years. She was elected as our district attorney four years ago and has proven that she can do the job.
Susan deserves to be reelected as our district attorney. That’s why I am endorsing her and encouraging all voters in Lake County to please vote for Susan Krones for district attorney.
Ed Robey is a retired Lake County supervisor for District 1. He lives in Lower Lake, California.
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