How to resolve AdBlock issue? 
News
- Details
- Written by: Elizabeth Larson
Allen Lenart, 47, of Santa Rosa was arrested by the California Highway Patrol following a crash Sunday evening, according to CHP Officer Mark Crutcher.
Lenart was traveling northbound on Highway 29 at the Coyote Grade on a Harley Davidson motorcycle at around 5:30 p.m. Sunday when he failed to negotiate a righthand curve, Crutcher said.
Crutcher said Lenart went off the road and hit a guard rail.
Lenart was ejected from the motorcycle and he went down a dirt embankment, where he sustained a broken right ankle and a broken right arm, according to Crutcher.
An off-duty Hidden Valley Lake security guard came upon the scene, Crutcher said, finding the bike in the roadway and then looking for, and finding, Lenart.
At the scene Lenart was placed under arrest for DUI, Crutcher said. REACH then flew Lenart out to Santa Rosa Memorial Hospital for treatment.
A review of Lake County Jail records indicate the CHP made two other DUI arrests during its maximum enforcement period, which ran from 6 p.m. Nov. 24 until just before midnight Nov. 28.
E-mail Elizabeth Larson at
- Details
- Written by: Elizabeth Larson
The crash occurred at approximately 6:40 p.m. Nov. 25, according to California Highway Patrol Officer Joe Wind.
Carolyn Meridith, 59, of Santa Rosa was making a left turn from Hartmann Road onto southbound Highway 29 in her 1999 Ford Contour, said Wind.
Meridith is alleged to have pulled out in front of a 2001 Chrysler Sebring driven northbound on Highway 29 by Jeanne E. Guiles, 70, of Fort Bragg, Wind said.
Wind said Guiles was transported to St. Helena Hospital Clearlake because she was complaining of pain.
REACH air ambulance transported Meridith to Santa Rosa Memorial Hospital. Wind said Meridith had moderate injuries.
E-mail Elizabeth Larson at
- Details
- Written by: Lake County News Reports
MIDDLETOWN, Calif. – They finally did it: The Middletown Mustangs advanced to the third round of the North Coast Section (NCS) Division IV tournament Saturday night in Middletown, reaching the semifinals with a 27-13 win over the visiting El Molino Lions.
The victory marks a significant milestone for the Mustangs, who’ve suffered close, late-game losses in the second round of the tournament the last two years.
“Hey, that’s off my back,” Head Coach Bill Foltmer said about the prior-year losses.
“El Molino is a good team,” Foltmer went on to say, “so that’s off my back also, as far as: we finally played somebody that’s a decent team and we beat them. So that gives a little credibility to us.”
It was a seesaw battle in the scoreless first quarter, with both teams trying to establish an offensive game and coming up empty, either losing the ball on downs or opting to punt.
It wasn’t until the second quarter, after Middletown’s defense forced the Lions into a three-and-out punt, that Jacob Davis broke open the game by running over players, stiff-arming opponents and weaving 79 yards downfield to put the Mustangs on the scoreboard.
“You know, he’s a guy, in crunch time, that’s going to make a play for you,” Foltmer said about Davis. “I’m glad to see him breaking out right now, and playing the kind of football that he is.”
After a high snap botched the point after attempt, Middletown led 6-0, but the long run seemed to motivate the Mustangs – both offensively and defensively – and they scored twice more before the first half ended.
Both scores came with less than two minutes left on the clock – first on a one-yard handoff from Kyle Brown to Jacob Davis for his second touchdown of the night, and then on a 29-yard pass from Brown to John-Wesley Davis with 29 seconds left in the half.
“Our first drive, we were moving the ball, we got some first downs, and took it all the way down,” Lion’s coach Mike Roan said about his team’s first-half performance. “Then after that, they kind of stuffed us for the rest of the first half.”
The Mustangs went into halftime leading El Molino 20-0, and they also struck first in the second half, driving 62 yards downfield on their opening possession and scoring on a 4-yard touchdown run by Middletown’s other running back powerhouse, David Pike.
But the Lions answered Middletown’s drive with a 73-yard drive of their own, capped by a 16-yard touchdown pass from quarterback Mike Pierson to wide receiver Joe Douglass.
“We came back, and we found our rhythm a little bit offensively,” Roan said of his Lions, adding, “Yeah, I’d say the second half was a little more competitive than the second quarter.”
And they didn’t stop there. El Molino struck again in the fourth quarter, when Pierson connected with Jordan Nordby with 2:32 left in the game.
But when Middletown’s Jereomy Hoefer blocked the Lions’ extra point attempt, the Lions still trailed 27-13, the final score of the game.
By the end of the night it seemed Middletown’s running game had proved too much for El Molino. David Pike carried the ball 22 times for the Mustangs and posted 151 yards rushing while Jake Davis gained 189 yards on 15 carries.
“We felt good, we felt confident coming into the game, but you know, that’s a heck of a football team out there,” Roan said about the Mustangs after the game.
“We knew they were good,” he added, “but up close and in person, they were as good as advertised, if not better.”
Defensively, Jake Davis led the Middletown squad with nine tackles, while Hoefer and linebacker DJ Brookshire tied for second-most with seven apiece.
Foltmer had high praise for Davis, who sat out five games earlier in the season with a broken jaw.
“He got hurt, and then when he came back, he was maybe a little tentative the first couple of games, but I thought in the last playoff game you saw the real, true Jake Davis – punishing tackles, punishing runs, second efforts and things. I can’t say enough about him today,” Foltmer said.
Roan also praised the Mustang defensive squad.
“I’m really impressed with their defense,” he said. “I didn’t really know what to expect, because – of the team’s we’ve seen on film, obviously, Middletown was just killing them – so I’m very impressed with their defense. We thought we’d be able to block them up a little better in the run game.”
Middletown’s next game is Friday, Dec. 3, at 7 p.m. in Middletown against the Healdsburg Greyhounds (8-3 overall, 3-3 in league) in the NCS semifinal game.
The Greyhounds are the NCS tournament top seed, and advanced to the semifinals with a 41-20 win over the Ft. Bragg Timberwolves Friday night.
Having faced and lost to both teams this year, Roan sized up next week’s game with this: “Healdsburg’s got a very aggressive, fast defense. The same could be said for Middletown. Both teams want to establish a run around the football, so I’m looking for a great, great high school playoff game next weekend.”
Coach Foltmer put it this way: “It doesn’t get any easier from here. The Healdsburgs and the Salesians and the Ferndales are what’s left – so some very, very good football teams. But it’s nice to be in there with those four football teams.”
Follow Lake County News on Twitter at http://twitter.com/LakeCoNews , on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/pages/Lake-County-News/143156775604?ref=mf and on YouTube at http://www.youtube.com/user/LakeCoNews .
- Details
- Written by: Elizabeth Larson
KELSEYVILLE, Calif. – Downtown Kelseyville will be decked out in lights, decorations and holiday cheer for the town's annual “Christmas in the Country,” which will be held this Friday, Dec. 3.
The Kelseyville Business Association will host the 17th annual old-fashioned Christmas celebration from 5:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.
The event features what Mary Morse of the Kelseyville Business Association said is the biggest and oldest light parade in Lake County. The light parade starts at 6:30 p.m.
Businesses along Main Street will remain open late, offering coffee and cookies, Morse said.
The festivities will include Christmas music, hot cider and free mule-drawn carriage rides – courtesy of Eleven Roses Ranch – in a relaxed Christmas country atmosphere, she said.
Morse said the event takes people back to a simpler time – filled with good will and the smiling faces of children and adults alike.
“It's Norman Rockwell all the way,” she said.
Morse said downtown Kelseyville is awash in holiday lights and decorations beginning at Thanksgiving and lasting throughout the New Year.
The light parade – the lineup for which begins in front of Gard Street School at 5:30 p.m., an hour before the parade starts – will feature the crowd favorite “bubble machine” courtesy of David Morse of Kelseyville Appliance, the association reported.
Mary Morse said there is no cost to enter the parade, and community members are encouraged to enter anything brightly lit – trucks, cars, boats, floats, horses, wagons and community groups.
She said the 2009 parade was the best ever, and they're hoping to top it this year. Entries will be accepted right up to the time of the parade, she added.
At 7 p.m. the traditional town tree lighting will be held at the Kelseyville Fire Protection District's firehouse, said Morse.
She said Santa Claus also will make an appearance – complete with a sleigh built by Kelseyville Lumber – at WestAmerica Bank, where children can share their Christmas wishes and have a photo taken with Santa.
Local piano man David Neft also will be playing Christmas music at the bank, Morse said.
This year the event will feature free raffles from a number of Kelseyville businesses, Morse said, including Kelseyville Pharmacy, Rosa D'Oro, Darling's Vitamins and Lyndall's Sports Stop Grill.
Other special features Morse said will be offered this year will include a miniature quilt display at the Saw Shop Gallery Bistro, the “Sweet Shoppe” featuring goodies and hot cider at Patti's Petals, and the art of Carolyn Morris at WestAmerica Bank.
On the same night as Christmas in the Country, the Kelseyville Presbyterian Church will host its chili and chowder supper, starting at 5 p.m. in the Friendship Hall.
The church reported that it will serve chili or chowder, salad, cornbread, dessert and a beverage. The cost for the full meal is $8 for adults and $4 for children 12 and under, or $3 per person for dessert and beverage only.
Morse said St. Peter's Catholic Church will provide hot dogs and beans and John's Market will serve up barbecue.
Kelseyville Methodist Church also will hold its annual holiday canned food drive. Community members are urged to be generous and bring a can or two to help everyone have a bountiful Christmas.
For applications or more information on the parade contact Mike Linnell, 707-279-4506. For other event information contact Mary Morse at 707-279-8559.
E-mail Elizabeth Larson at