Dates for 1926 fair are set at board meeting
May 14, 1926
At a meeting of the directors of the Lake County Fair Association held at Clear Lake Lodge last week September 16, 17, 18 and 19 were chosen as the dates for the 1926 fair. President E. B. Healton expressed a desire to resign from the board owing to the fact that he expects to attend summer school and will be away for six weeks during the summer. After much discussion he was prevailed upon to withdraw his resignation and will preside at the fair board meetings until the time of his departure. Vice-president W. G. Humason will assume the duties of president during Mr. Healton’s absence.
W. G. Humason and Roy Bucknell were appointed a publicity committee of two. This committee will be assisted by the secretary in the selection of advertising matter.
Roy Bucknell was appointed to act as chairman of a committee for the purpose of leasing the fair grounds as an auto camp on a percentage basis.
A bridal party in smash up
May 16, 1940
Lower Lake >> With a vertebrae in the small of her back broken and her body cut and bruised and he with a bad wound on the bridge of his nose and lacerations of the body, Mr. and Mrs. Lewis White returned Friday night from Reno as a badly mutilated bride and groom. They had been through an auto wreck from which they emerged with the good fortune of escaping more serious injuries.
Accompanying them were Mr. and Mrs. Arthur White of Sacramento, the former a brother of the groom, and the car they were using belonged to Bill Wilson, Fairfield, brother of the bride. The wedding party was between Truckee and Barter when a speeding car approached on the wrong side of the road. Faced with the alternative of a collision the bridal car was driven into the air and overturned. All four occupants were injured, none seriously.
A Greyhound bus stopped, the driver assisting them. This driver said the car that caused the accident had passed the bus at such speed he was unable to see the license number.
In the wrecked auto the victims continued to Fairfield from where they were brought to Lower Lake by friends.
Court denies Shipley-Diener dismissals; indictments must be amended by May 20
May 13, 1965
Lakeport >> Motion by the defense to set aside grand jury indictments against Supervisor A. D. Shipley and Ernest Diener, Lower Lake heavy equipment operator, have been denied in Lake County Superior Court.
Demurrers in both cases were sustained by the court and the prosecution has ten days to amend the indictments to correct ambiguous wording and to set forth the charge more clearly.
The pair is charged with conspiracy to commit perjury in alleged payment of an $800 money claim by the county for installation of 20 tie downs at Hoberg’s airport at $40 a tie down before the work was done.
Judge Ralph Devoto declared testimony of Mr. Shipley and Mr. Diener before the grand jury “incompetent” in as much as they were not informed at the time that they were being questioned about a matter that could result in a charge against them.
Jail inmates become non-smokers
May 15, 1990
Lakeport >> Do you want to quit smoking but lack the will power to accomplish it? Just get arrested; the Lake County Jail will help you kick the habit.
Whether they like it or not, cigarette smoking jail inmates – who apparently make up a majority of the jail population – will be forced to give up the habit June 1 when the jail institutes its ban on smoking, according to Sheriff Ray Benevedes, who expressed some concern about the inmates’ reaction.
In Mendocino County, which implemented a no smoking program year, desperate inmates have gone so far as to smoke tea and lettuce. “Mini-riots” have also broken out between tormented inmates there, according to a jailer.
County teachers protest Schwarzenegger’s policies
May 12, 2005
Lakeport >> Waving placards and impromptu signs with slogans that said, “Don’t borrow from kids,” “Girly man took our money,” “Students are our special interest,” and “Governor, keep your promise Fund education,” Lake County teachers were intent on sending a message to California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger Wednesday.
An estimated 55 educators from the combined Lakeport Unified, Kelseyville Unified and Upper Lake school districts lined Main Street in Downtown Lakeport as part of a California Teachers Association (CT) statewide National Teachers’ Day protest of Schwarzenegger’s spending policies.
Thousands of teachers, administrators and others reportedly held similar demonstrations in cities up and down California.
Man to swim length of the lake
May 12, 2010
Lake County >> For about nine hours Saturday, a Bay Area man who has a home in Hidden Valley Lake will swim 18.5 miles from the northern point of Clear Lake to Austin Park in the city of Clearlake.
Jamie Patrick, 39, will be the first to swim the length of Clear Lake, he said after searching through swimming records.
“I am doing this swim not only to prove to myself that it can be done but also to bring awareness to those outside of the area of how truly magical Lake County is,” Patrick said.
About 4 a.m. Saturday, Patrick plans to hop in Clear Lake without a wetsuit and swim for about nine hours with a pontoon boat and kayaks flanking him until he reaches Austin Park, he said. So far forecasts show 80-degree weather with 10- to 15-mph winds. If the lake is colder than 61 degrees, Patrick said he would opt for a wet suit.
Thousands of pot plants seized
May 13, 2014
Lower Lake >> More than 3,200 marijuana plants were seized along with two firearms from neighboring properties on Friday.
Lake County Sheriff’s Office (LCSO) narcotics detectives secured two search warrants for two properties in the 12000 block of Riata Road in Lower Lake, according to LCSO Lt. Steve Brooks. Just before 3:30 p.m., detectives served the search warrants at the properties.
No one was found inside the first home or on the property itself, Brooks stated. During a search, detectives allegedly found 920 marijuana plants growing in one of the bedrooms, which had reportedly been transformed to house an indoor marijuana cultivation operation. Inside a closet, detectives allegedly found two pounds of processed marijuana.
