Community honors soldier
HIT: Crowds gathered Tuesday to honor fallen soldier Sgt. Richard Essex of Kelseyville during a military procession.
HIT: Essex”s family anticipates many people will attend his 11 a.m. memorial service Saturday at Kelseyville High School.
MISS: A woman reportedly displayed an obscene gesture to the family as the procession passed through downtown Lakeport.
HIT: The Military Funeral Honors Team was honored as grand marshal in the Lake County Fair parade.
Keep your eye on the Grand Old Flag
HIT: Congressman Mike Thompson calls on house leadership to require federal government to only buy American made U.S. flags.
MISS: This should have been happening all along.
Budget adopted
HIT: The Lake County Board of Supervisors unanimously adopted the 2012-13 recommended county budget.
HIT: Interim County Administrator Matt Perry set goals for the budget that included providing high service levels for residents and avoiding employee layoffs.
MISS: Appropriations within the budget were about $3 million lower than first projected in June and were $6 million lower than the previous year”s budget.
Continued fire impacts
MISS: Smoke from the North Pass Fire burning in northeastern Mendocino County continues to impact Lake County air quality.
HIT: Fire crews continue to battle blazes across northern California despite being stretched thin.
Summer”s biggest blast
HIT: The Lake County Fair takes place through Sunday. Cost of admission is $10 and $6 for 60 and older. Children younger than 5 are admitted free.
Mount Konocti bus trips
HIT: On six Saturdays later this year, people will have the chance to access Mount Konocti by way of docent-led bus tours as part of a pilot project.
HIT: The program is a partnership of the county government and the Lake Transit Authority.
Lakeport man gets 32 to life
HIT: Ivan Garcia Oliver was sentenced to 32 years to life in prison. He was convicted of two felonies and special allegations for the stabbing death of his neighbor.
MISS: Oliver was the first person ever convicted in California of using information from the Megan”s Law website to commit felonies against someone listed on the online registry.
HIT: Prosecutor Richard Hinchcliff praised the work of investigators Corey Paulich and Brian Martin. The trial took place almost five years after the investigation.
CLAC may have missed the boat
HIT: The Clear Lake Advisory Committee presented its quarterly report to the Board of Supervisors (BOS) suggesting nine ways the county could better manage the lake.
MISS: Several supervisors questioned why the CLAC report didn”t reference potential costs or funding options. BOS Chair Rob Brown called the recommendations “obvious.”
Attracting outdoor enthusiasts
HIT: That was the theme for the fourth installment of the Summertime Tourism Networking Series, an event presented by the county and the Lake County Chamber of Commerce at Hidden Valley Lake.
HIT: About 60 people attended, a nearly even mix of north and south county representatives, according to organizers.
