LAKE COUNTY, Calif. — The Lake County Land Trust will hold its annual dinner on Saturday, Oct. 26, at Boatique Winery, 8255 Red Hills Road in Kelseyville.

The public is warmly invited to attend. Admission to the event is $110 per person and sponsorships, with special benefits, are available.

Starting at 5 p.m. the event is a fun time to gather with friends and enjoy an evening of good fellowship, food, and information. Dinner includes Boatique wines and a delicious meal by Rosie Cooks.

A silent auction features items like boat rides, local art, pottery and more.

The evening will include honoring of the Land Trust’s “Supporter of the Year,” and a keynote presentation by Sharron Zoller, Lake County resident and former state president of California Women For Agriculture.

Theme for the event is “Conserving Nature Together,” and Zoller will touch on the many ways that local agriculture and the Land Trust share the same goals of preserving our open space and rural lifestyle.

To purchase tickets to the dinner, visit www.lakecountylandtrust.org and click on the link on the home page or mail payment to P.O. Box 1017, Lakeport, CA 95453. Sponsorship opportunities are also explained on the website. Deadline to assure participation is Oct. 16.

The trust currently owns over 500 acres, holds conservation easements on 88 acres, and oversees management of the Boggs Lake Preserve in a partnership with the Nature Conservancy. Through the years the Land Trust has also facilitated the protection of the Black Forest near Buckingham and elk and mountain lion habitat in eastern Lake County.

The most recent acquisition by the Land Trust is the Kuulanapo Preserve, consisting of the Wright and Keithly family ranches. The acquisitions were made separately but have been combined to create one 300 acre nature preserve which includes over a half mile of virtually untouched lake frontage on Clear Lake.

The Land Trust also operates a small nature center at its Rodman Preserve where children’s programs and community art and nature events have been held. This preserve is open every Saturday weekly throughout the year.

Through all of its efforts the Lake County Land Trust has relied on the support of local residents, second-home owners and businesses here. LCLT board members look forward to gathering with supporters and friends to celebrate working together to preserve special areas of Lake County and Clear Lake.

The Lake County Land Trust is a charitable nonprofit organization that protects the unique and valuable wildlife habitats of Lake County and Clear Lake. For more information, go to www.lakecountylandtrust.org, call 707-262-0707 or email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

LAKE COUNTY, Calif. – In coordination with the cities of Clearlake and Lakeport, Lake County Office of Emergency Services, or OES, has begun the 2024-2025 Lake County Multijurisdictional Hazard Mitigation Plan project.

Lake County OES, the city of Lakeport, and the city of Clearlake have hired The Resiliency Initiative, or TRI, consulting firm to support the updating process.

Hazard mitigation plans provide community members and officials with information regarding the community’s hazards and outline the long-term strategy to reduce disaster-related losses.

The Federal Emergency Management Agency requires state, local, tribal, and territorial governments to have approved and adopted hazard mitigation plans to be eligible for certain types of non-emergency disaster assistance, including mitigation projects. FEMA must approve these plans every five years to maintain eligibility.

Previously, Lake County, the city of Lakeport and the city of Clearlake each had their own local hazard mitigation plan, or LHMP.

The LHMPs for the two cities were last updated in 2018 and currently require updating. Lake County updated its LHMP in 2023.

After thorough discussion, the leadership of these jurisdictions determined it would better serve the community needs to combine the plans into a multijurisdictional hazard mitigation plan, or MJHMP.

This MJHMP would encompass all three jurisdictions and satisfy the updating requirement for the cities.

Public input is vital to designing an MJHMP that accurately reflects the community's needs. To begin the update process, Lake County OES, the City of Lakeport, and the City of Clearlake plan to host three public information sessions. These sessions are co-sponsored by the Lake Area Planning Council, which is currently preparing a wildfire evacuation and preparedness plan.

The sessions will provide the public with information regarding both projects and solicit public input.

The dates, times, and locations are:

• Clearlake: 5:30 to 7 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 23, Clearlake City Hall, 14050 Olympic Drive.Virtual meeting info here.
• Lakeport: 5:30 to 7 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 24, Lakeport City Hall, 225 Park St. Virtual meeting info here.
• Unincorporated Lake County: noon to 1 p.m., Wednesday, Oct. 30. Virtual meeting info here.

Resources for additional opportunities for information and feedback:
• Follow www.facebook.com/lakecountyOES, https://www.clearlake.ca.us/facebook and https://www.facebook.com/CityofLakeport/ for ongoing public information and
important updates regarding the project.
• Attend in-person meetings. These meetings will be announced on social media and posted to the website.
• Visit htttps://www.lakesheriff.com/about/oes/hmp to learn more about hazard mitigation, the planning process and progress, upcoming events and more.
• Visit any Lake County Library branch to review hard copies of all planning components during the planning process.

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CLEARLAKE, Calif. — Members of Congressman Mike Thompson's staff are hosting office hours this Friday, Oct. 4, in Lake County.

They will be available from noon to 2 p.m. at Clearlake City Hall, 14050 Olympic Drive.

Residents are invited to drop in to discuss any support they may need.

Congressman Thompson's services include assistance to help residents navigate the complex federal agency system, including help working with the Social Security Administration, the Department of Veterans Affairs, the IRS or any other federal agency.

LOWER LAKE, Calif. — CalFresh recipients living in Clearlake zip code 95422 and Lower Lake zip code 95457 who have not yet received replacement benefits due to the Boyles Fire power outage will have 60 percent of their September 2024 benefits replaced.

Qualified recipients must have received their CalFresh benefits between Sept. 1, 2024, and Sept. 10, 2024, and lived in zip codes 95422, 95457 on Sept. 1, 2024. CalFresh benefits should be on qualified recipients’ cards by Oct. 3, 2024.

CalFresh recipients who have already received replacement benefits will not receive an additional replacement when the automatic replacement occurs.

CalFresh recipients not included in the automatic replacement, who experienced food loss due to the Boyles fire power outage, and who have not yet requested replacement, have until Oct. 7, 2024, to contact Lake County Social Services to request replacement on a case-by-case basis:

Call 800-628-5288 toll-free, click www.benefitscal.com or visit the Social Services Department at 15975 Anderson Ranch Parkway, Lower Lake, Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.



PARA PUBLICACIÓN INMEDIATA

2 de octubre de 2024

Para más información, póngase en contacto con:

(707) 995-4200

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LOWER LAKE, California – 2 de octubre de 2024

Reemplazo automático de CalFresh para Clearlake y Lower Lake debido al corte de energía del incendio de Boyles

Los beneficiarios de CalFresh que viven en el código postal 95422 de Clearlake y el código postal 95457 de Lower Lake que aún no han recibido beneficios de reemplazo debido al corte de energía del incendio de Boyles tendrán reemplazado el 60 por ciento de sus beneficios de septiembre de 2024. Los beneficiarios calificados deben haber recibido sus beneficios de estampillas de comida entre el 1 de septiembre de 2024 y el 10 de septiembre de 2024 y vivir en los códigos postales 95422, 95457 el 1 de septiembre de 2024. Los beneficios de Estampillas de Comida deben estar en las tarjetas de los beneficiarios calificados antes del 3 de octubre de 2024.

Los beneficiarios de CalFresh que ya han recibido beneficios de reemplazo no recibirán un reemplazo adicional cuando ocurra el reemplazo automático. Los beneficiarios de CalFresh no incluidos en el reemplazo automático, que experimentaron una pérdida de alimentos debido al corte de energía del incendio de Boyles y que aún no han solicitado el reemplazo, tienen hasta el 7 de octubre de 2024 para comunicarse con los Servicios Sociales del Condado de Lake para solicitar el reemplazo caso por caso:

Llamar:

1 (800) 628-5288 línea gratuita

Clic:

www.benefitscal.com

Venga:

15975 Anderson Ranch Parkway, Lower Lake, CA 95457

Lunes a viernes, 8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.

LOWER LAKE, Calif. — The Lake County Genealogical Society will host a tour of the Lower Lake Cemetery on Saturday, Oct. 5.

The tour will take place starting at 10:30 a.m. at 9040 Lake St.

To reach the location, turn onto Cemetery Circle Road, just north of Lower Lake Elementary School and continue to the parking lot.

Join the group for a walk through the historic cemetery. Be prepared for uneven ground.

Past cemetery tours have included grave dowsing, and they expect to have the opportunity to experience this phenomenon once again.

There is no charge for the tour.

The event will be canceled if it’s raining.

For more information visit the Lake County Genealogical Society’s website at lcgs-ca.org.

KELSEYVILLE, Calif. — Kelseyville Presbyterian Church will offer pear shakes, pear bread and a parking fundraiser during this weekend’s Pear Festival.

The Pear Festival will take place in downtown Kelseyville from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 28.

The church will once again sell its popular pear milkshakes in Friendship Hall beginning at 10 a.m. and continuing while supplies last or until 4 p.m.

The shakes will cost $5 each.

Also available for purchase will be pear bread — for $8 or $10 per loaf, depending on size — and bottled water and coffee for $1.

The church also will hold a parking fundraiser. Parking will be available in its parking lot for $10 per vehicle. The parking area will be monitored throughout the day by attendants.

Proceeds from the shakes and parking will be used for church projects to benefit the community, including the expansion of the church’s food pantry.

Drop by the church and find a spot to cool off, delicious treats and friendly company.

Kelseyville Presbyterian Church is located at 4021 Church St., at the corner of Third and Church streets, one block off of Main Street.