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Bornstein and Henry: A world class event

The fourth annual Bluegrass Festival held at Anderson Marsh State Historic Park on Sept. 12 was a world class event. The day truly was a “happening” – becoming an event greater than the sum of all the parts. Many, many thanks to all the sponsors, volunteers, vendors and performers who made this a magical day to remember.

We really appreciate the support received from Supervising Ranger Ryen Goering and Parks Maintenance Chief Miguel Barajas. A special thank you goes to Park Ranger Marisa Holman, who provided support, handled emergencies and stayed with us until the end of the day.    

And without the dedication, commitment, hard work and leadership of the following people, this year’s festival would not have been possible.

A great big bluegrass thank you to Sharon Bassham and the Kiwanis Club of Clearlake, Buck Bouker, John Burke, Clearlake Volunteers in Policing, California Highway Patrol Explorer Scouts, Don Coffin, Carle High School student volunteers, Del Cox, Bill Fredrikkson, Billy Gear, Dwain Goforth, Linda Guebert, Dan Harris, Carolynn Jarrett, the Konocti Unified School District, Nancy and Chris Langdon, Roberta Lyons, Ellen Lundquist, Frank and Anna McAtee, Doug Marble, Nora Moore; Lori Peters and the Clear Lake Chamber of Commerce; Tom and Val Nixon; Robert Riggs; Alan and Angie Siegal; Tony Velesquez; Andy Weiss and the programmers at KPFZ 88.1 FM; and Ed Zander.  

This event was a team effort. Thanks to all for being a part of it and helping show off Anderson Marsh, our community and Lake County for the jewels that they are.   

Henry Bornstein and Gae Henry are the bluegrass festival's event coordinators.
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Written by: Henry Bornstein and Gae Henry

Daniels: Local government has responsibility to clean up Clear Lake

Please do not forget the horrendous conditions we experienced with weed and algae growth on Clear Lake this summer. The lake belongs to the county by deed of trust from the state in 1973. The stipulations of the state deed make it the county’s responsibility to maintain the lake suitable for recreation uses. County abatement ordinances make it the county’s responsibility to maintain the lake free of interference to adjacent property owners. Also county government has been collecting funds for encroachment (lease) fees, aquatic management permits, and boat inspection permits. The total in the current fiscal year of this revenue exceeds $280,000.


Given the above there is no question that Lake County government has a legal (dictated by state deed) and moral (dictated by funding collected) responsibility to clean up weed and algae growth as occurred this summer. Aside from these facts, it is a health and economic necessity for the county to have an aggressive clean lake maintenance policy. The current “hands off” or “recognize the natural cycles” of the lake policy by the Board of Supervisors does not meeting legal, moral, economic or health needs to Lake County citizens.


This month the Board of Supervisors is to consider staff recommendations for reorganization of the Water Resources and Lakebed Management sections of Public Works Department. Please join me in recommending that the Board of Supervisors submit for voter approval the creation of a County Service Area (CSA) to purchase wetlands, maintain shore lands, lease and/or operate equipments to harvest weed, dredge and skim algae. The CSA should include all property owners within a given distance from zero Rumsey (say five miles). Funding should include the above funding from the current Lakebed Management and additional assessments as necessary.


John Daniels lives in Lakeport.

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Written by: John G. Daniels
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