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CLEAR LAKE STATE PARK – Beat the heat with an 8 a.m. walk in the park with naturalist Brad Barnwell on Aug. 7.
Walkers should meet at the visitor center ramp.
Binoculars and a pocket bird book always add to the experience. This time of year, all participants should have water with them. A quiet walk brings about the best observations.
Some young birds are still begging parents for food while others are preparing for migration. Actually, the cliff swallows that nest under the footbridge migrated as soon as the young fledged. In other species, immature birds have not yet developed full adult plumage and down may still appear in their feathering.
Some birds, such as bushtits that pair for parenting, are back in loose flocks and move from tree to tree foraging for insects and spiders. Sometimes their presence can be detected by hearing their soft twitter prior to actually seeing them.
There is always something new and exciting to report from each walk.
Park visitors have been exclaiming about the beauty of the park this year after our abundant rains. A Saturday morning walk is an excellent way to experience the natural world.
The summer visitor center museum and gift shop schedule is 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. Volunteers maintain this schedule.
If interested in volunteering in the visitor center or as a walk leader, please leave your name and contact information for Ranger Ryen Goering at 707-279-2267.
There is no entrance fee to the park for participating in walks. Clear Lake State Park is located at 5300 Soda Bay Road, Kelseyville.
Visit www.clearlakestatepark.org for great photos, activity schedule and park information provided by Clear Lake State Park Interpretive Association.
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LAKEPORT – The city of Lakeport will be hosting a series of day camps at the Westshore Pool for children ages 6 through 12.
The drop-off time will be 7:45 a.m., and the pickup time will be 5:15 p.m.
The cost per child is $125 for the five-day camp.
Participants will enjoy games, exercises, swim lessons, healthy snacks and guest speakers.
The city will provide breakfast, snacks, drinks and water.
Parents are asked to provide a sack lunch, bathing suit, towel, and sunscreen.
There will be themes for the camps as follows:
July 26 – July 30: Carnival;
Aug. 2 – Aug. 6: Olympic;
Aug. 9 – Aug. 13: Surprise;
Aug. 16 – Aug. 20: Music.
Registration for these camps is limited, so act fast.
You may mail your registration and check for the full amount of $125 to the city of Lakeport, 592 Martin St., Lakeport, CA 95453, or you may pay cash or charge at Lakeport City Hall, 225 Park St.
Registration forms are available on the city’s website at www.cityoflakeport.com (see “Hot Topics” article).
The pool is located at 250 Lange St. on the campus of Clear Lake High School in Lakeport.
If you have any questions, please call 707-263 3077 or 707-263-0751.
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- Written by: Ron Hallman
HIDDEN VALLEY LAKE – The HVL Men's Niners Golf Club held a low net (sweeps) competition on July 15.
Forty-nine men participated in this event.
The results were:
First flight: Dennis Bero came in on top with a low net, 33, while Bill Helt and Stan Kalata tied for second at 34.
Second flight: Jim Cary, Mike Casolo and John Jones tied for first with net 35.
Third flight: Byron Hoss won the flight with 32, Dick Kistner finished with 33 and Bill Stricklan had 34.
Fourth flight: Brian Panizzera posted the lowest net of the day, 31, while Sterling Bright was second at 32 and Dennis Day was third with 34.
Dennis Bero was closest to both par 3 pins.
Chip-ins were scored by Paul Bertlin, Bill Stricklan, Jim Cary and Dennis Bero.
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- Written by: Bob Cook
This event commemorates the lives and racing spirit of father and son Deake Lyndall Sr. and Deake Lyndall Jr.
Both had a long history of racing at the Lakeport Speedway and in Northern California.
Deake Sr. had even raced nationally and held a track record in British Columbia (Canada) from 1971 to 1985 where he raced with, and beat, names like Parnelli Jones, Tom Sneva and A.J. Foyt.
Deake Jr. had raced in the NASCAR Winston West series and, with the support of his family, communities of Lakeport and Lake County, and even sponsorship from the Lake County Chamber of Commerce and 1,500 businesses, had landed a NASCAR Cup car to race at the Sears Point Raceway.
Tragically, they lost their lives in a plane crash on the way back from a press event in Eureka.
Since then, the Lyndall family has taken up many causes and projects in their name in both the racing community and Lake County.
Everyone here fondly remembers the drivers of the purple No. 3. The Lyndall family has kept their dream alive with the annual July 4 event. The trophy for this event is one of the most coveted, and attracts drivers from all over Northern California.
This year, the Lyndall family put up an extra $1,000 bonus to win the Coors Light Modifieds main event. But, it was made interesting at the halfway point, any of the top five drivers could choose to go to the back, and if they win, would get the bonus as well as the winner’s purse.
David Lyndall was faced with motor problems early in hot laps losing his engine, and fellow competitor Daryl Levier gave up his motor so Lyndall could race the remaining event on honor of his uncle.
With an eight inversion, Danny Bishop’s No. 61 was on the pole with Dustin DeRosier sitting on his outside. At the conclusion of the first lap, DeRosier made his way to the front, where he was followed by Bishop.
DeRosier held a strong lead, followed by Thom Wright, Aaron Hicks, Darrin Knight and Sean Sweeney up to the competition yellow.
At this point, with the big money on the line, is where the boys were separated from the men. Two men stepped up and gave up their spot in the top five for a shot at the bonus, Wright and Sweeney elected to go to the back.
The restart saw Wright and Sweeney in 10th and 11th with 25 laps to go, and it was going to be an interesting show.
It did not take Wright long to start clawing his way back to the front. By lap 30, he was in sixth and making the pass for third going into lap 34, overtaking Ritchie Potts.
At lap 39, Wright passed Hicks for the second spot, and with a little more than 10 laps to go, we saw the best race of the night with Wright all over the back bumper of Knight, looking for the pass to the high side.
A late race caution flew, seeing Steve Olvera spin going into turn one, collecting both Tommy Lyndall and Steve Taylor.
With five laps to go, there was a single file restart, with Knight at the lead followed by Wright and Sweeney, who had worked his way up from seventh. At the conclusion of the race, Knight took the win, followed by Wright, Hicks and DeRosier, with Sweeney pulling up seventh.
Wright qualified the fastest of the full field of Coors Lights Modifieds with a time of 12.576, followed by Knight with 12.580; Hicks, 12.705; Taylor, 12.734; Sweeney, 12.751; and Noel McCormack qualified with a 12.806, rounding out the top six.
Sweeney won the dash and Chuck Pruett his heat race, McCormack took the second heat race.
Kevin Barba broke Sean Keown's streak. Barba qualified the fastest in the NCRA Mini Stocks, with a time of 13.844, followed by Keown with 13.861; Jay Strugnel, 14.056; Anthony Esberg, 14.813; and Thomas Esberg with a 14.864 rounding out the field.
Strugnel won both the dash and the heat race; Barba won the main followed by Keown, Strugnel, Anthony Esberg and Thomas Esberg.
Jeremy Hopkins qualified the fastest with a time of 12.050, followed by with Forrest Kuecker, 12.169, and Dallas Shane,12.382.
Kuecker won the dash; Noel McCormack won the feature. Kuecker led the first 20 laps, and made McCormack work hard to take the lead, on the last lap he gave it his all, spinning his car into the infield giving up second to Hopkins.
Kyle Tellstrom set a new track record, qualifying as the fastest in the Nor-Cal Pro 4 Modifieds with a time of 12.726, followed by Jake Tillman with 12.797; Codi Barba, 12.540; Kevin Barba, 12.997; and Gregg Van Cleaver rounded out the top five.
Eight Nor-Cal Pro 4 Modifieds started the 30 lap feature event with Johnny Barker's No. 14 on the pole with Curt Lewis in No. 14 on his outside. Tellstrom took over the lead on lap seven and never looked back, making this his third win in the Nor-Cal Pro 4 Modifieds at Lakeport Speedway. For more information about the Pro-4 Modifieds and points, go to www.ncpro4.com.
For the Junior Jammers, Jackson Long took the lead for the feature event and put a few car lengths between him and hard charger Caity Miller.
Long led the next seven laps, putting some space between him and Miller until a caution came out for the No. 88 truck of Jimmy Foley. The field was grouped together putting Miller on his outside for the restart.
Miller was not able to complete the pass on Long, only taking the lead by a bumper at the line. Two more cautions for the No. 3 of Deake Lyndall gave the edge to Miller, who took the lead on lap 11 and never looked back.
Following Miller was Long, Alisha Herron, newcomer Joshua Vasquez, Nolan Forsythe and Hayley Bishop. Miller also won her dash and heat race making it a total sweep.
Pro Jammers started behind all the Junior Jammers in the feature event, but it did not take them long to get to the front by lap five. Mike Peterson took the lead over from Eddie Klein who finished second, followed by Ellis Thornton, Foley and Lyndall. Peterson also won the dash and Thornton won the heat race.
Charlie Collins qualified the fastest in the Snake Pit Development Bombers with a time of 14.081, followed by Travis Thorn, 14.200; Jodi Snider, 14.211; Mike Neilson, 14.216; Roman Rose, 14.398; and Dylan Rose with a 14.419 rounding out the top six.
Rose won the dash and Anthony McCoy wins his heat race, and Gary Collins won the fast heat race.
Nineteen Snake Pit Development Bombers qualified for the feature event. Caity Miller’s No. 84 did double duty and Scott Griffin’s No. 9x led the field to the green flag.
Miller got a big jump on Griffin, making a hole for Evan Smith who took to lead on the first lap and led until the first of three cautions came out on lap seven for Neilson No. 14 who lost a wheel on the back stretch.
The second caution was on lap 16 for Dylan Rose and four laps later on lap 20 for Snider. The next 20 laps were all green flag laps with a lot of side by side racing, Roman Rose took the checker over, Charlie Collins, Gary Collins, Ron Duke Jr., and Griffin.
