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The community also is invited to participate and to donate in the event, which places wreaths on the tombstones of veterans in remembrance of their service and sacrifice.
Slick Hultquist and Toni Funderburg have volunteered to organize the Wreaths Across America ceremony this year, which will be held at Hartley Cemetery in Lakeport at 8:45 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 11.
The second Saturday in December will mark the 19th anniversary of Maine wreaths being donated to be placed on headstones at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Virginia.
This year also is the sixth year of the national wreath sponsorship campaign under the guidance of the nonprofit www.WreathsAcrossAmerica.org, which will bring the same remembrance wreaths to national and state veterans cemeteries, monuments and community centers all across the nation.
This will be the fourth year that wreaths have been laid at the Veterans Circle in a ceremony at Hartley Cemetery.
Specially designated wreaths for the Army, Marines, Navy, Air Force, Coast Guard, Merchant Marine, and POW/MIA will be placed on memorials during a ceremony that will be coordinated simultaneously at over 400 participating locations all across the country.
The Motto for Wreaths Across America is: Remember – the fallen; Honor – those who serve; and Teach – our children the value of freedom.
“Teach” is the key word of the motto for 2010, and it's the most important part of the mission. The veterans have done their part, the military and their families are doing their part, and for the community to do its part everyone must instill in their children the importance of the sacrifices of these heroes – and their families.
This year thousands of young people from all over the country will participate in laying wreaths on the graves of more than 200,000 veterans’ graves at 500 locations all over the US and 24 off shore during the holidays.
The Scouts, Sea Scouts and the Royal Rangers will participate in the ceremony which includes raising the colors and laying the seven wreaths at the Veterans’ Circle at Hartley Cemetery.
Pastor Garry Zeek will give the invocation and a brief history of the Wreaths Across America. The Lake County Military Funeral Honors Team will provide the three rifle volleys and the playing of “Taps.”
This year Boy Scout Troop 42 would like to further honor our Veterans by laying wreaths on the individual grave sites at Hartley.
A sponsorship of a wreath is $15. The wreaths will be laid by the Boy Scouts prior to the ceremony. It is their hope to honor the 200 veterans laid at rest at Hartley.
Should you desire to sponsor a wreath for a veteran, please stop by Lakeport Tire & Auto Service, 1901 S. Main St. or call 707-263-5422 for details.
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THE USGS HAS DOWNGRADED THIS QUAKE FROM 3.1 TO 3.0 IN MAGNITUDE.
THE GEYSERS, Calif. – A 3.0-magnitude earthquake occurred near The Geysers geothermal steamfield Monday morning.
The US Geological Survey reported that the quake occurred at 5:58 a.m.
Its epicenter was located two miles north of The Geysers, four miles west of Cobb and seven miles northwest of Anderson Springs. US Geological Survey records said it occurred at a depth of a mile and a half.
Survey records showed a series of smaller quakes – ranging in magnitude from 1.0 to 1.8 – occurred in and around the 3.0-magnitude quake's epicenter during the hour after the larger quake.
The US Geological Survey received three shake reports – two from Santa Rosa and one from Fairfield.
A 3.5-magnitude quake was reported near The Geysers on Oct. 19, as Lake County News has reported.
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CLEARLAKE OAKS, Calif. – After months of work and planning, Lake County's first “floating island” was launched on Saturday.
As a group of community members looked on, local officials and representatives from the company Floating Islands West launched the 150-square-foot manmade island near Clarks Island, located at 12565 E. State Highway 20, between Tower Mart and the Clearlake Oaks boat launch.
The effort has taken form under the auspices of the Clarks Island Sustainability Initiative, which began meeting last January under the direction of Northshore Supervisor Denise Rushing.
Tule revegetation and natural building projects also are taking place at the 1.48-acre Clarks Island, purchased by the county in late 2007.
The floating island, constructed of 2,250 recycled plastic bottles, is a centerpiece of the plans to revitalize the natural setting. It will be held in place with two 350-pound anchors, the county reported.
Rushing said Saturday that the floating island has the same efficacy for filtering the lake as about an acre and a half of restored wetland.
She said water quality monitoring has already begun in the area.
On Saturday, a boat full of the first Clarks Island “ecotourists” – who came over from the Clearlake Keys – came to see the floating island.
For more information about Clarks Island, visit www.konoctitrails.com/clarks-island or www.facebook.com/pages/Clarks-Island-Sustainability-Initiative/131571996892818 .
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THE VICTIM'S NAME AND AGE HAVE BEEN CORRECTED BASED ON AN UPDATE FROM THE SONOMA COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE.
SONOMA COUNTY, Calif. – A Napa man who was pheasant hunting died as the result of an accidental shooting on Sunday.
William Daniel Downs, 50, of Napa was killed in the area of 3000 Highway 37 in Sonoma, according to a report from Lt. Steve Brown of the Sonoma County Sheriff's Office.
At 4:15 p.m. Sunday Sonoma County Sheriff's deputies were dispatched to the scene, Brown said.
Brown said a preliminary investigation revealed that Downs was pheasant hunting with his 11-year-old son and two other friends when the incident occurred.
Detectives from the Sonoma County Sheriff's Office, along with the Department of Fish and Game, were called to the scene to conduct further investigation to find out how the accident occurred, Brown said.
The investigation is ongoing, according to Brown.
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