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LAKEPORT – Dancing and enjoying the company of friends and family, residents and visitors gathered at Library Park to enjoy the Lakeport Summer Concert Series on Friday night.
Held every Friday evening in the summer, from 6:30 p.m. to 8 p.m., the Summer Concert Series, which is free of charge, is popular with all ages.
On Friday evening, the American Rock band Swinging Chads energized the crowds and got many in the mood to dance.
The series started June 11, and will end on Aug. 13, when local favorites The Lost Boys end the series for the summer.
For the complete concert schedule, visit www.kxbx.com.
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Before you start your daily commute, you can now look up what traffic collisions or roadway hazards to avoid directly on your mobile device.
The CHP has launched a new mobile application that provides real-time updates on where officers are responding along California's roadways.
Continuously updated around the clock, the traffic reports include incident time, location and whether it involves a collision, traffic hazard or lane obstruction.
“By using this application, motorists will be able to choose an alternate route to get where they’re going and avoid the congested area,” said CHP Commissioner Joe Farrow. “This will help reduce frustration on the part of motorists stuck in traffic and possibly lessen the number of vehicles moving through the incident area.”
Commissioner Farrow cautioned that the mobile app should only be used by a driver who is parked or by a passenger in a moving vehicle.
California law prohibits motorists from reading, writing or sending a text message, or operating a mobile computing device while behind the wheel of a moving vehicle.
“Before heading out of the office or home, or while you’re waiting to pick up your child from school or after an appointment, motorists can get real time traffic information through this portable app,” Farrow said. “It’s a valuable tool, but it must be used safely.”
The new mobile app will keep motorists in the Ukiah and Clear Lake areas updated, along with other areas of the state, including Bakersfield, Barstow, the Bay Area, Bishop, Chico, El Centro, Fresno, Humboldt, Indio, Los Angeles, Merced, Monterey, Orange County, Redding, Sacramento, San Bernardino, San Diego, San Luis Obispo, Stockton, Susanville, Truckee, Ventura and Yreka.
The application works on most devices, including the Android, iPhone, Blackberry and others.
To view the site from a mobile device, please visit http://m.chp.ca.gov.
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LAKE COUNTY – A child injured in a crash late last week is recovering, officials reported Thursday.
The 3-year-old girl was injured when the pickup truck she was a passenger in collided with a power pole on Spruce Grove Road late Friday night, as Lake County News has reported.
The California Highway Patrol reported that the child's condition has significantly improved since the collision last Friday that caused a major head injury.
Her father, Ruben Gaona Gornejo of Santa Rosa, stated that it is a miracle she is talking and interacting with family, according to the report from CHP Officer Steve Tanguay.
Tanguay said that CHP investigators conducted nearly four days of investigation, including interviews and examination of physical evidence.
Original reports from the scene had indicated the pickup and another vehicle were racing before the crash. Tanguay said that has not been confirmed, although a witness did report that another vehicle was tailgating Gornejo's truck at one point.
CHP investigators concluded that the 3-year-old was improperly restrained at the time of the collision, Tanguay said.
She was riding in a child passenger seat not designed to be used as a booster or belt positioning seat which caused improper seatbelt positioning. Tanguay said that improper positioning allowed her head to strike the interior of the pickup at the time of the collision.
Tanguay said the CHP wants to remind everyone with children to make sure all they are properly restrained at all times.
He said the CHP has available technicians to help the public learn which child safety seat is right for a specific child, and how to properly install the child safety seat.
Call the local CHP office at 707-279-0103 for more information.
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ST. HELENA – Cal Fire reported that it's planning a live fire training with realistic, wildland fire conditions this weekend in Napa County.
Cal Fire's Sonoma-Lake-Napa Unit will conduct live fire training exercises on Saturday, June 19, on the Snell Valley Road area, near Pope Valley.
The live fire training will provide realistic wildland fire conditions to train 30 students who are attending the 14-day Cal Fire Firefighter’s Academy in St. Helena, the agency reported.
Cal Fire said the live fire training will provide a safe and controlled environment for the students to apply the fire fighting knowledge they have gained from the classroom segment of the academy.
Small grass fires will be started and students will practice extinguishing them using a variety of tools and techniques, according to Cal Fire.
The agency also noted that the students will be backed up and supported by fully trained fire personnel and engines from Cal Fire and Napa County Fire.
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