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NORTH COAST, Calif. – Mendocino College officials reported that a new superintendent and president has been selected to lead the community college district.
At the end of a Wednesday evening closed session, the Mendocino College Board of Trustees appointed Arturo Reyes as the next superintendent/president, according to district Human Resources Director Karen Chaty.
“I am thankful to the trustees for placing their faith in me to serve Mendocino College and the surrounding communities,” Reyes said in a written statement. “I am honored to contribute to Mendocino’s long standing reputation of academic excellence, exceptional support services and outstanding extracurricular activities. As superintendent/president, I am looking forward to working collaboratively with all college constituency groups to enhance the educational opportunities for the residents of Mendocino and Lake counties.”
Reyes will begin his new job on Jan. 7, with the board to ratify his contract at its Jan. 9 meeting, Chaty reported.
Chaty said the board of trustees on Wednesday also received the resignation of Roe Darnell, who had acted as interim superintendent and president following the departure of Kathy Lehner, who took the president's job at College of the Redwoods in May.
Reyes is coming from Solano Community College, where he has served as executive vice president of academic and student affairs for the last two and a half years, according to Chaty.
He also has been interim president and vice president of academic affairs for San Jose City College, and served for seven years as dean of humanities and social sciences for Cosumnes River College, Mendocino College reported.
Reyes taught Spanish full-time for Cosumnes River College and Will C. Wood High School in Vacaville, and currently is completing an Ed.D. in Educational Leadership at the University of California, Davis.
Chaty said his selection was assisted by a search committee that included Wilda Shock and John Tompkins of Lake County, as well as Larry Perryman, Virginia Guleff, Steve Hixenbaugh, Reid Edelman, Karen Christopherson, Eileen Cichocki, Larry Lang, Nancy Heth, Morgan Shippey, Gwen Chapman and Gary Smith.
The announcement of Reyes' appointment came the same day as college officials announced that the new Mendocino College Lake Center on Parallel Drive in Lakeport will open to students on Jan. 14.
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Northern California commercial fishing boats will have to wait until the end of December to fish for Dungeness crab.
The commercial Dungeness crab fishing season north of Sonoma County is now scheduled to open Dec. 31.
The season had already been delayed from its originally scheduled Dec. 1 opening to Dec. 16 because tests were showing Dungeness crabs off the Northern California coast had not sufficiently developed meat.
The Dungeness crab season from Sonoma County south does not fall under the same restrictions. That season opened on Nov. 15.
“Another round of preseason quality tests revealed that crab from Mendocino County and north won’t be ready for harvest by the delayed opening day of Dec. 16. However, crab are projected to meet the quality standard by Dec 31,” said Department of Fish and Game (DFG) Environmental Scientist Christy Juhasz.
“Crabs ready for harvest should ideally contain at least 25 percent of their body weight as meat,” Juhasz added.
Oregon and Washington are also scheduled to open Dungeness crab seasons on Dec. 31 on the basis of mutually conducted crab quality tests.
Regulations allow for delays off California’s northern coast if Dungeness crabs have soft shells or are of poor quality.
The delays may not extend past Jan. 15.
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CLEARLAKE OAKS, Calif. – A Northshore man suffered a head injury and was flown to a regional trauma center on Thursday after his semi truck rolled over on Highway 20 east of Clearlake Oaks.
Jerry Talton, 58, suffered major injuries in the rollover, which occurred at approximately 11:24 a.m. Thursday and caused the highway to be closed for several hours, according to the California Highway Patrol.
The CHP said Talton was driving a 2009 Peterbilt tractor-trailer combination carrying a load of lumber, traveling westbound on Highway 20 west of the Oasis.
The truck was heading downhill, with the CHP reporting that Talton was traveling at an unsafe speed for conditions.
As Talton entered a sweeping right curve in the road, the truck rolled over, spilling the entire load of lumber and blocking all lanes of the highway, the CHP reported. The truck tractor also rolled over, blocking three traffic lanes.
The CHP said Talton, who was wearing his seat belt, was determined to have suffered a significant head injury and as a result was airlifted by REACH air ambulance to Santa Rosa Memorial Hospital.
Highway 20 was closed for approximately four hours due to the significant cleanup effort, according to the CHP.
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LAKEPORT – The new Mendocino College Lake Center now nearing completion at 2565 Parallel Drive in Lakeport is scheduled to open on Monday, Jan. 14, college officials said Thursday.
As part of the college transition plan for its new permanent educational center in Lake County, the old Lake Center at 1005 Parallel Drive will close at 3 p.m. Friday, Dec. 14.
The Mendocino College Spring 2013 semester begins on Tuesday, Jan. 22.
Spring class schedule information for all college classes including those offered at the new Lake Center, registration services, and links to other student support services at the Ukiah campus are accessible at the college Web site, www.mendocino.edu .
The new Lake Center is expected to have all student support services, including academic counseling appointments, admissions and registration services, public phone and Internet access available at the new location beginning Jan. 14.
Beginning on Dec. 18, a recorded message with basic information about Lake Center services and links to other college offices can be reached at 707-263-4944.