Registration for the weekend is $25 for adults and $10 for children that includes Saturday night barbecue dinner, campsite, guided hike through Boggs Forest, pool and outdoor movie access.
Day-use is $10 for adults and $5 for kids under 12. There is unlimited use of paddle boats, kayaks and miniature golf for $10 per person, per day.
Recovery meetings will be held throughout the weekend where speakers will share their experience, strength and hope of living life without the use of drugs.
Narcotics Anonymous is a group of men and women who meet regularly to help each other stay clean.
The Lake County Narcotics Anonymous Helpline is 707-262-0132. The group can be contacted at www.lakecountyna.org.
You will have the opportunity to make a life-saving donation at Umpqua Bank, 805 11th St., in Lakeport.
Blood Centers of the Pacific (formerly Blood Bank of the Redwoods) will host a blood drive from 12 p.m. to 4 p.m.
Donating blood is safe, simple and saves lives.
The actual donation process takes only 10 to 15 minutes.
Donors should plan about one hour total, to complete a brief questionnaire, donate and enjoy a snack afterwards.
Donors may schedule appointments by calling 888-393-GIVE (4483) or online at www.bloodheroes.com. Click “Donate Blood” and enter sponsor code “UmpquaLP.” Appointments are not required.
A single donation can save and enhance the lives of as many as three patients!
Donated blood is used in life saving procedures and treatments including caring for accident victims, organ transplantation, open-heart surgeries, new mothers and babies, chemotherapy patients and more.
Blood Centers of the Pacific serves 43 Northern California hospitals and their patients.
All blood types are needed and 500 donors per day are needed to meet the demand.
Donating blood takes very little time. Individuals should eat a well-balanced meal within four hours of donating and should be well hydrated. Simply bring a photo I.D., donate and save lives. In less than one hour, you can make a difference. Find the hero in you!
For further information, call Kim at 707-280-2563 or e-mail
The California Department of Justice's Bureau of Narcotic Enforcement initiated the investigation after conducting numerous border stops of members of the drug trafficking organization, some of whom were validated gang members.
The group would acquire wholesale quantities of controlled pharmaceutical drugs, such as OxyContin and Hydrocodone, smuggle the drugs to Mexico where they were sold, and then smuggle the cash back into the United States to finance their criminal operations.
“Prescription drug diversion is a growing challenge for law enforcement, and one increasingly coordinated by well-funded criminal organizations,” said Attorney General Harris. “The people of California are safer now that our brave law enforcement officers have disrupted and dismantled this prescription drug diversion network.”
Anthony Wright, the leader of the organization, boasted that he earned $1,000 a day for the several years the operation was running. In the San Diego area, the organization brought upwards of $400,000 into the United States from Mexico in just a six-month period.
Since 2009, numerous border stops have been conducted on members of the drug trafficking organization, resulting in the seizure of approximately 1,288 OxyContin pills and 9,500 Hydrocodone pills, with an estimated street value of $78,000.
Wright, the primary source for this drug trafficking organization, frequented Dabney's Pharmacy in South Central Los Angeles, which is believed to have provided large quantities of Hydrocodone and other controlled substances pharmaceuticals without reporting the transactions to the California Department of Justice's Bureau of Narcotics Enforcement.
This pharmacy has failed to report filling any scheduled prescriptions to the state's prescription monitoring program since November 2009, as required by state regulations.
Agents also believe Wright acquired significant amounts of pharmaceutical controlled drugs by utilizing a large network of individuals to obtain prescriptions in return for money.
The controlled substance pharmaceutical drugs were acquired from San Diego, Riverside and Los Angeles counties through drug diversion programs, and prescription and insurance fraud. The pharmaceuticals were then smuggled into Tijuana, Mexico, where they were sold to illicit pharmacies. The traffickers smuggled the money back into the United States and used it to continue financing criminal activities.
Additionally, approximately $66,200 has been seized from members of the drug trafficking organization upon re-entry into the United States and Fatina Hicks and Derrick Belser were arrested on felony warrants for the transportation of controlled substances pharmaceuticals.
Five federal indictments were unsealed today, and earlier this month nine felony arrest warrants were issued by the Los Angeles and San Diego District Attorney's offices.
Other agencies participating in the investigation include Homeland Security Immigration, the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the US Attorney's Office for the Southern District of California, the Los Angeles and San Diego Counties District Attorney's Offices, the California Department of Health Services, California Board of Pharmacy, and Los Angeles Police and Oceanside Police Departments, San Diego County Sheriff's Department, California Medical Board, Drug Enforcement Administration and the LA County Sheriff's Office.
The Lake County Tobacco Education Program, a program of Lake Family Resource Center, is pleased to announce that for a limited time, the California Smokers’ Helpline is sending callers from Lake County free nicotine patches.
Eligible tobacco users who call 1-800-NO-BUTTS and enroll in the free telephone-based quitting program will receive a free two-week starter kit of patches, while supplies last.
“The Helpline has already served over half a million smokers,” said Christopher Anderson, the Helpline’s Program Director. “We hope this new opportunity will motivate even more people to give quitting a try.”
The patches are an FDA-approved treatment proven to help smokers kick the habit. They release nicotine into the bloodstream through the skin, reducing withdrawal symptoms and slowly weaning smokers off nicotine.
Lake County was one of 34 counties in California selected to participate in this program. All 34 counties have an adult smoking prevalence rate of 14 percent or higher, according to the 2008 California Tobacco Survey; the rate is 16 percent in Lake County.
In comparison, the 2010 statewide adult smoking rate is 11.9 percent.
This new program is part of a nationwide effort called Communities Putting Prevention to Work, which aims to improve health and lower medical costs by preventing disease, such as those caused by tobacco use.
“Helpline counseling doubles smokers’ chance of success in quitting,” said Anderson. “People who use both counseling and a quitting aid, such as the patch, have the best chance of quitting for good. So now is a perfect time to make that call and get started.”
The free patches will be distributed on a first-come, first-served basis to those who call 1-800-NO-BUTTS.
Callers to the Smokers’ Helpline may receive free one-on-one support from a trained cessation counselor, a self-help booklet and referral to local quit-smoking programs. It is open Monday to Friday, 7 a.m. to 9 p.m., and Saturday, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. The Helpline has specialized services for pregnant smokers, tobacco chewers and teens. All services are available in multiple languages:
1-800-NO-BUTTS – English
1-800-45-NO-FUME – Spanish
1-800-838-8917 – Mandarin and Cantonese
1-800-556-5564 – Korean
1-800-778-8440 – Vietnamese
If you would like more information about the program, call Lake Family Resource Center, Tobacco Education Program, at 707-262-1379, Extension 113 or the California Smokers Helpline at 1-800-NO-BUTTS, email