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- Written by: Nicole Gentry
The Lake County 4-H Program would like to thank Lower Lake Elementary School for allowing us to use their wonderful facility for our Annual 4-H Presentation Day on February 23, 2008.
Presentation Day is a 4-H public speaking event with both competitive and noncompetitive categories.
At this year’s event there were over 30 4-H members presenting an impressive selection of demonstrations, educational displays, illustrated talks, speeches and skits.
The highest scored members in each category receive trophies. This year the trophies went to Kelsey Carstensen and Cody Smith – Agriculture; Shea Odom - Home Economics; and Jacob Scott-Casey – Other.
The youth in the competitive category, who achieved gold awards at this event, may advance to Sectional and possibly State level competitions.
We would also like to extend a special thank you to Karen Hayes from Kelseyville 4-H who was the event chair and did an outstanding job in organizing and putting on the event.
4-H Youth Development is a program of the University of California Cooperative Extension.
For more information on the 4-H program contact U.C. Cooperative Extension, 883 Lakeport Blvd., Lakeport, CA 95453, 707-263-6838.
Nicole Gentry is 4-H Youth Development Secretary for the University of California Extension office in Lakeport.
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- Written by: Kara Chapman
We'd also like to thank Diana Wolf of Mugshots for providing coffee for us to enjoy with our Girl Scout cookies!
For more information about Scott please go to www.fergussonforsupervisor.com
Thank you all for your support.
Kara Chapman is campaign manager for Scott Fergusson for Supervisor 2008.
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- Written by: Lake County News Reports
A great deal of thought and effort goes into these plans, and the decision to make exceptions should be stringent because of the magnitude of potential consequences. Development issues decide what can be done (in terms of building or land use) and where this can take place. Resources are sometimes exploited or diverted, and decisions affect both the economy and culture of the county forevermore.
Advantages of this proposal are several. Usually, those people seeking the change have a lot to gain and great resources (in the form of paid research, lobbyists, and legal staff) with which to make their point. The general population (whose numbers are greater, but who may have little to gain from new development) is unfairly burdened when such requests are made. The community must rely on volunteers who work without funding to represent the interests of both the people and the natural environment. Requiring close to unanimous agreement from officials would decrease the chance that a decision be made too easily or too quickly, and decisions taken in this manner would be less prone to unforeseen negative consequences.
Supervisors would experience less pressure to cast a sole deciding vote, which happens if a board member is absent from meeting. This solution would also be less expensive and easier to put into effect than systems like Napa’s where I understand rezoning decisions require a vote of the people.
Janis Paris lives in Spring Valley.
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- Written by: Bill Berkey
Case in point: In front of Wal-Mart in Clearlake, a gentleman was collecting signatures for a Victim Rights Bill, but beneath his clip board he had hidden another petition which was much more controversial. We had a rather heated argument with him that if he truly believed that marriage should only be between a man and woman he should be out front and specific about the second petition.
So voters beware, be sure you know what you're signing.
Bill Berkey lives in Clearlake.
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