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Transition Lake County – or TLC – will host the event from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. in Clearlake's Redbud Park, 14655 Lakeshore Drive.
In case of rain, the event will move to the Clearlake Community United Methodist Church, 14541 Pearl Ave.
The celebration will include an afternoon of local music, a potluck barbecue and a chance to network with other active citizens and celebrate the great work being done all around the county to build a healthier, happier and more resilient community.
Oct. 10, 2010, is a worldwide day of action – part of www.350.org’s “Global Work Party” – intended to decrease the contribution to climate change.
TLC supports building local resilience, which has the effect of decreasing the use of fossil fuels. For example, by having a more localized economy, less gas is used and the products people want travel a shorter distance from the producer to the consumer; and supporting local organic farmers results in less pesticide and gas usage.
The key to developing that local resilience is building local networks – essentially, linking people who otherwise might not have connected even though they share similar interests.
There are amazing skills and resources here in Lake County, and also great need. If everyone works together to link up resources and needs, the county will be able to create greater health and happiness for everyone.
This 10-10-10 event is both a chance to celebrate the work done to improve the community and a chance to build a network and amovement toward true sustainability.
If you are part of a local community organization that is interested in building local resilience and have done some work to improve the world, come prepared to celebrate that contribution and to share and network with others.
Groups and individuals are welcome to bring a table or booth, information about their interests, and willingness to connect and co-create.
If you’d like to set up a table, please contact Karen or Nils at 707-928-0159.
To learn more about this event and all the great work-days actions leading up to Oct. 10, visit www.transitionlakecounty.org .
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The event, will which begin at 1 p.m., will feature Congressman Mike Thompson and other local dignitaries.
The new clinic is located at 15145 Lakeshore Drive, Clearlake.
Beginning earlier this year, the building underwent a complete remodel to prepare it for its new use as a clinic. Previously, it had housed county mental health services, as Lake County News has reported.
The VA reported that the new clinic will have approximately 8,600 square feet of clinic space and will offer primary care, mental health services and limited specialty care through tele-health technology, linking the clinic with specialists at the San Francisco VA Medical Center and Santa Rosa VA Outpatient Clinic.
The Clearlake VA Clinic will officially open for patient care on Nov. 1.
Veterans who are interested in receiving care at the Clearlake Clinic may register at the San Francisco VAMC or any of its outpatient clinics.
In addition, veterans can register at www.va.gov or www.sanfrancisco.va.gov or contact the VAMC Eligibility Office at 415-750-2015.
For more information about the Clearlake VA Clinic call Ken Browne at 707-468-7704.
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Sixteen-year-old Janea Armstead, who is developmentally disabled, had last been seen Tuesday night and Clearlake Police put out a request for help from the community to find her, as Lake County News has reported.
However, the young woman returned home on Wednesday night, according to Clearlake Police Sgt. Tim Hobbs.
Hobbs said the teen was fine and said she had wanted to spend the previous night out on her own.
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LAKE COUNTY, Calif. – A pickup truck went off Highway 20 and into Clear Lake Wednesday evening in a crash that officials indicated may have ended in a fatality.
The single-vehicle crash occurred just before 6:30 p.m. on Highway 20 at Pepperwood Cove, between Lucerne and Clearlake Oaks, according to the California Highway Patrol.
Reports from the scene initially indicated trouble extricating the driver from the pickup, where he was said to be trapped underwater and upside down.
Northshore Fire Battalion Chief Steve Hart said firefighters were able to get the man out using the jaws of life.
Hart said the man – whose name wasn't immediately available for release – was transported by Northshore Fire ambulance to Sutter Lakeside Hospital.
It was not clear what the man's condition was late Wednesday.
The CHP had reported a possible fatality and Lake County News received witness reports that cardiopulmonary resuscitation was started on the man at the scene and that he later died.
However, a CHP officer had reportedly been sent to Sutter Lakeside Hospital to pick up a blood sample from the driver.
Northshore Fire sent two ambulances and four engines, Hart said. Along with CHP, reports from the scene indicated that the Lake County Sheriff's Office also responded.
Fuel from the pickup leaked into the lake, with Northshore Fire bringing in booms to surround it, according to radio reports. The wind was said to have aided bringing the fuel back to shore.
Less than five gallons of fuel got into the lake, Hart said.
Because of the spill, the local Office of Emergency Services and Lake County Environmental Health responded to the scene, Hart said. Fish and Game also was called but did not go to the crash site.
The CHP reported that the tow company was still responding to the scene just after 8 p.m. to remove the totaled pickup. Hart was still on the scene with firefighters shortly before 9:30 p.m., and the roadway was completely opened and cleared by 9:47 p.m., according to the CHP.
A radio report stated the booms were left in the water overnight.
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