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LAKEPORT – Dancing, boat building and a lot of fun took place Thursday and Friday as part of the sixth annual tule boat races held by local tribes.
Sarah Ryan, environmental director of Big Valley Rancheria said that Big Valley/Mission, Robinson, Elem, Scotts Valley, Upper Lake's Habematolel, Grindstone, Pinoleville, Jenner and a combined team from Big Valley and the California Tribal TANF (Temporary Assistance for Needy Families) Partnerships took part in the three-day event.
On Thursday competitors built their boats from tules, a traditional boat-building material amongst country tribes. The day also included tribal dances and ceremonies.
On Friday it was time to launch the boats. Adults and children alike took turns taking the boats on the water, but the day was clearly most enjoyed by the kids in the boats and in the water.
Ryan reported that the winning teams were:
– Girls' race (ages 6-8): First, Robinson; Second, Mission; Third, Pinoleville.
– Boys' race (ages 6-8): First, TANF/Mission; Second, Pinoleville; Third, Robinson.
– Girls race (ages 9-12): First, Mission; Second, TANF/Mission; Third, Robinson.
– Boys' race (ages 9-12): First, TANF/Mission; Second, Elem; Third, Grindstone.
– Girls' race (ages 13-17): First, Mission; Second, Grindstone; Third, TANF/Mission.
– Boys' race (ages 13-17): First, Elem; Second, Mission; Third, Habematolel/Upper Lake.
– Women's race: First, Scotts Valley; Second, Pinoleville; Third, Mission/Big Valley.
– Men's race: First, TANF/Mission; Second, Big Valley/Mission; Third, Grindstone.
– Team Relay race: First, Elem; Second, Robinson; Third, TANF/Mission.
For a full gallery of pictures from the two-day event, go to http://lakeconews.com/component/option,com_wrapper/Itemid,37/.
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LAKE COUNTY – Northern California was shaken up by a few good-sized earthquakes Friday, both here in Lake County and in the Bay area.
A 3.8 earthquake hit The Geysers at 10:50 a.m. at a depth of half a mile, according to the US Geological Survey. It was centered one mile north of The Geysers and five miles west southwest of Cobb.
A few hours earlier, the Bay Area was shaken by a 4.2 magnitude quake centered two miles east northeast of Oakland at a depth of 3.6 miles, which the US Geological Survey recorded at 4:42 a.m.
There were no reports of injuries but some buildings were damaged when their windows broke during the shaker.
The US Geological Survey reported that the quake was felt in such wide-ranging areas as Eureka, Santa Rosa, San Luis Obispo and Carson City, Nev.
The Oakland quake was centered along the Bay Area's Hayward fault, and was not related to The Geysers quake. U.S. Geological Survey seismologist David Oppenheimer previously told Lake County News that the quakes at The Geysers are attributable to the geothermal industry in the area.
The Friday morning quake at The Geysers is the third earthquake of magnitude 3.0 or above that has occurred in Lake County this month, with two taking place this week according to U.S. Geological Survey records.
A 3.2 earthquake hit The Geysers area Wednesday afternoon, centered three miles north of The Geysers.
On July 11, a 3.0 earthquake centered one mile west northwest of The Geysers occurred in the early morning.
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