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During an inmate count at around 9:45 p.m. on March 27, staff discovered inmate Derek Barnett, 29 and Noah Wilson, 28 were not in their assigned bunks. A search of the camp buildings and grounds was immediately conducted, officials said.
CDCR said the men were last seen at approximately 8:30 p.m. Friday Both were wearing grey sweatshirts, grey sweat pants and white tennis shoes.
CDCR’s Office of Correctional Safety, Cal Fire, the California Highway Patrol and local law enforcement agencies have been notified and are assisting in the search.
Barnett was assigned as a porter and Wilson was assigned as a cook at the camp, which houses approximately 120 minimum-custody inmates.
CDCR told Lake County News that they are continuing to search for the two inmates, and asking people around the region to be on the lookout.
Barnett is a white male, 5 feet 10 inches tall, weighing 272 pounds with brown eyes, black hair, a mustache and goatee. He was received on Feb. 7, 2019, from Placer County, sentenced to four and eight months for possession of a firearm and vehicle theft. He was scheduled to parole in December.
Wilson is a white male, 5 feet 11 inches tall, weighing 200 pounds with hazel eyes, brown hair, a mustache and goatee, with a tattoo “Damaged” above his right eye. He was received from San Bernardino County on July 9, 2019, sentenced to four years for possession of a controlled substance for sale. He was scheduled to parole in April 2021.
Anyone who sees Barnett or Wilson should contact 911 or law enforcement authorities immediately.
Anyone having information about or knowledge of the location of Barnett or Wilson should contact the CCC watch commander at 530-257-2181, Extension 4173.
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- Written by: Kathleen Scavone
LAKE COUNTY, Calif. – What can anyone do right now during the latest in a series of major disruptions in our lives that affect so very many, but act responsibly and curb all activities away from our homes if at all possible.
Somehow, knowing that “this too, shall pass” like all crises doesn't help most of us much when you add up the ripple-effect of the coronavirus: the cost in lives, the damages to businesses and the economy, as well as the losses of the rich threads of community that weave our lives together in 'normal' times.
Without sounding Pollyannaish, what we do have now though is our hope: hope that the mortality rate will soon drop and nature will balance out in the end, keeping our cherished families and friends safe.
We also have an innate ability to feed our inner strength, rather than nourish the triple beasts of dread, panic and fear.
Also, we have one another, and in the land of 21st-century technology many of us possess the ability to stay connected. And that connection is truly a gift.
Previous to the pandemic I was out on Highway 20 heading toward the Bureau of Land Management’s Cache Creek Wilderness Area.
Just before the Redbud Trailhead sign I was treated to a sighting of Lake County's herd of tule elk.
The big beasts were grazing on grasses along with the aquatic plants in the nearby pond.
Elk have been observed munching on manzanita berries, blue oak branches, oak leaves and scrub oak.
Elk avoid humans and will abandon their favorite grazing grounds if people approach too closely.
The elk herds appear to associate with horses, however, as they have been spotted together on different occasions grazing and even galloping along together, along with tossing their heads in concert with horses.
Deer and elk tend to avoid one another and keep to their own kind. I snapped a few photos of the tule elk and noted their scruffy coats, so I contacted Joshua Bush at the California Department of Fish and Wildlife and asked him about it.
“Overall their coats look pretty good; they can be much scruffier looking,” Bush said. “You are correct that they are not likely molting into their summer coats because it is too early. The disrupted patches of fur you are seeing are likely from rubbing to remove tick or other bugs and rubbing on vegetation in general."
Our tule elk are a native subspecies to California, which should be called super-elk, since they are the only type which can withstand desert conditions.
Smaller and lighter than their cousins the Roosevelt elk and Rocky Mountain elk, the tule elk's population was around half a million before European contact.
Then, they ranged from the Sierra Nevada hillsides to the Pacific Coast, and north to Shasta along with their southern population extending to Kern County.
After the California gold rush tule elk suffered habitat loss with the introduction of non-native plants.
Elk herds had to compete for food with the range cattle and other livestock that were introduced then.
Along with those devastating elk herd disruptions came unregulated hunting that further wiped out tule elk numbers, bringing them to near-extinction.
Thankfully, tule elk hunting was banned in 1873 by the State Legislature.
In 1874 a game warden, A. C Tibbett happened upon a breeding pair of tule elk on cattle rancher Henry Miller's land in the San Joquin Valley, thereby producing evidence that the elk had not been completely decimated as was the fear.
In the 1970s conservation measures for the tule elk were put into place to protect these stately animals.
Now, elk numbers are estimated at about 5,000 with 22 separate populations.
The growing elk population is a true gift, ours to enjoy.
Kathleen Scavone, M.A., is a retired educator, potter, freelance writer and author of “Anderson Marsh State Historic Park: A Walking History, Prehistory, Flora, and Fauna Tour of a California State Park” and “Native Americans of Lake County.”
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In 2006 the program expanded its service area to include older adults in all of Mendocino and Lake counties.
Each year it has responded to the questions of an average of 384 individuals, and approximately 293 of those annual inquirers have been first-time callers.
Now in its 14th year of speaking with older adults and their loved ones from Point Arena to Clearlake Oaks, Senior Information & Assistance is pleased to report that it has served over 4,000 unique individuals.
Funded through the Area Agency on Aging of Lake & Mendocino Counties, and with the longtime support of the T.R. Eriksen Foundation, Senior Information & Assistance not only offers referrals to callers about available programs and services for older adults, it also checks back with them to see if they were able to make a connection to those supports.
This followup component is one of the things that brings callers back to Community Care months and years later as new needs and questions arise.
To learn more about area resources for adults ages 60 and older, contact Senior Information & Assistance Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. by calling 707-468-5132 or 1-800-510-2020, or visit www.SeniorResourceDirectory.org .
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You must have a Lake County Library card and a Lake County mailing address to order a Zip Book through the Lake County Library.
With your Lake County Library card you can submit Zip Book requests through the Zip Book order form on the library’s website, http://library.lakecountyca.gov , under the “Books and More” tab.
If you don’t have a Lake County Library card, you can apply for a temporary library card number and PIN on the library’s website.
If you have any questions about Zip Books call 707-263-8817 and leave a message or email
The library orders the book from Amazon and the book is delivered to your mailing address. During the COVID19 emergency, Amazon deliveries may take a little longer than normal, so have patience.
The Zip Book is also checked out on your library card. When you finish reading your book, please hold it until the library reopens.
Hand-deliver your Zip Book to a library employee, along with any Amazon paperwork that comes with it. Library due dates have been extended and any fines accrued during the shelter in place order will be waived.
Zip Books patrons can request a maximum of five books per month. At present, the Zip Books policy that prevents libraries from ordering books that they already own has been temporarily suspended.
Zip Books is a statewide project of the NorthNet Library System, funded by the California State Library. The Lake County Library has participated in Zip Books since 2015.
Jan Cook is a library technician for the Lake County Library.