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Supervisor Denise Rushing reported that many Clearlake Oaks residents have been devoting time and energy to help county officials to design Nylander Park. Rushing said the park will be a highly visible stop for visitors to the Oaks, which she said is becoming known as the “Gateway to Clear Lake.”
Now, officials are asking for the community's help to get the park properly outfitted.
Clearlake Oaks residents Holly Harris and Chuck Lamb, who have been involved in the Nylander Park effort, are helping the county's Public Services Department solicit park accessories, equipment and donations for the park.
Harris and Lamb said donations may be made anonymously, in the donor's name or in memory of someone else.
Nylander Park eventually will have a small playground, picnic tables, barbecue grills, benches, a visitor information gazebo, restrooms, rock wall and parking, which Harris and Lamb reported will become a reality with the community's help.
To complete the park, Harris and Lamb reported that the following items are needed:
Acorn street lights – eight needed at $2,000 each.
Metal picnic tables with benches – seven needed at $2,700 each.
Six-foot park benches – 12 needed at $650 each.
Trash receptacles – six needed at $400 each.
Barbecue grills – seven needed at $300 each.
Drinking fountains – two needed at $3,000 each.
Bollard ground lights – eight needed at $1,000 each.
Oak trees – 10 feet at $180 each; 20 feet at $500 each; larger at $1,000 each.
Engraved 5 x 8-inch plaques are available at an additional $40.
Donations received to date include one bench, $3,500 in mature oak trees and $5,000 toward the rock wall, according to Harris and Lamb.
For those wanting to help, checks can be made out to "County of Lake" with Nylander Park in the memo line, according to Harris; be sure to specify if this is a general donation, or if you wish to purchase a specific item listed above.
Donations should be mailed to Lake County Department of Public Services, 333 Second St., Lakeport, CA 95453; Attn: Nylander Park Donation.
To see a flyer of park accessories officials plan to purchase, visit Rushing's Web site at www.drushing.com/blog/2007/09/nylander-park.html.
For more information on the park project, call Holly Harris and Chuck Lamb, 998-0135.
E-mail Elizabeth Larson at
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LAKEPORT – BoardStock XII began preliminary challenge rounds Friday as dozens of wakeboarders, wakesurfers, BMX riders and skydivers readied themselves for two days of competition.
The first for Konocti Vista Casino but the third overall for Lake County, BoardStock has grown exponentially since Rob Stimmel began the thrilling series 11 years ago.
Gates open at 7:30 a.m. Saturday, with competition beginning at 8 a.m. Athletes from around the globe will compete for thousands of dollars in prize money.
Local and regional and national sponsors will have products on display and ready for purchasing.
Tickets to the two-day event start at $10 per day for those 7 to 12 years old and $20 for adults. Two-day passes are available for $30 per person.
The activity will be nonstop from opening bell right up through late afternoon when gates close at 5:30 p.m. Saturday.
The overall competition and finals should conclude by 3 p.m. Sunday.
For more information check the Web site, www.boardstock.com.
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Chief Deputy Russ Perdock of the Lake County Coroner's Office said Thursday that the man was Frank Krush, 70, of Upper Lake.
As Lake County News previously reported, Lakeport Police responded Tuesday evening to a report of a; man down at the Mendo-Lake Credit Union, located in the Willow Tree Shopping Center on 11th Street.
Lt. Brad Rasmussen of Lakeport Police said police found Krush's body in his passenger vehicle.
Lakeport Police conducted an investigation but found nothing suspicious, Rasmussen said.
Perdock confirmed that there was nothing suspicious about Krush's death, which they believe resulted from natural causes.
Krush has no next of kin locally, said Perdock, so finding family to notify has been a challenge for the Coroner's Office.
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LAKEPORT – Firefighters quickly contained a small wildland fire along Highway 29 Thursday afternoon.
The fire was reported at about 2:30 p.m. less than a mile north of Juvenile Hall on the west side of Highway 29 near the Nice-Lucerne Cutoff.
A firefighter reported finding a red gas can in the burned area.
Agencies responding included Lakeport Fire Protection District and Cal Fire.
One helicopter, one fixed-wing aircraft and one dozer were among the equipment sent to the fire, although the fire was controlled so quickly the helicopter did not conduct a fire drop.
The fire was under control by 3:15 p.m. About three and a half acres were burned.
E-mail Harold LaBonte at
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