CLEARLAKE
Traffic Stop for Equipment Violations Leads to Arrest and Recovery of a Gun
On Tuesday approximately at 10 p.m., Clearlake Police Department’s officer Kelleher was on patrol and observed a white Ford sedan traveling south on Old Hwy 53. The officer noted two mechanical California Vehicle Code violations and conducted a traffic enforcement stop of the car. During the stop, the front seat passenger, Daniel Douglas Wamback, 31, provided a false name to Kelleher. Once his true identity was discovered he was determined to have three active arrest warrants and also found to be a convicted felon.
Wamback was in possession of a Ruger 45 caliber semi-automatic pistol. The firearm had a serial number that was scratched off. Wamback was arrested on probable cause for multiple charges, including felony firearms charges, along with the arrest warrants. He was later booked into the Lake County Jail.
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CALIFORNIA
Spanish Scholarship Winners to Study in the United States!
ASSE Student Exchange Programs is now looking for American families to host high school students from Spain. All these exceptional students have received scholarships through a partnership with the Amancio Ortega Foundation in Spain. The Foundations goal is to bring Spanish scholarship students to the USA. The Foundation carefully screens and selects 100 students who have passed the high academic qualifications as well as being financial need based to provide a full scholarship for them to study in the USA for one academic year.
The students come from all over Spain, and are chosen as ambassadors of Spain to learn and grow from their year abroad in the USA, in order to come home to Spain and apply what they have learned to their home town, community and country. ASSE is proud to be a part of this prestigious program, and know that our host families and schools will appreciate these students and their hard work ethic and desire to grow and learn from their American families and schools.
ASSE is currently seeking host families for these well-qualified, bright, motivated and well-screened students coming from all areas of Spain. By living with local host families and attending local high schools, the Spanish scholarship students acquire an understanding of American values and build on leadership skills. Upon returning home in the spring, the students will share what they have learned while in America and will make a significant difference in their country!
To become a host family or find out more about ASSE and the prestigious Spanish Scholarship Program, please contact us, call (800) 733-2773, go online at www.ASSEhosts.com or email asseusawest@asse.com
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LAKE COUNTY
April is Alcohol Awareness Month: Help is Available
Alcohol is an extremely powerful, highly-addicting drug. Excessive alcohol consumption increases people’s risks of injuries, violence, liver disease and cancer. Knowing there is a stigma attached to being labeled an alcoholic prohibits many individuals from seeking the help they truly need in order to recover. This month, Alcohol Awareness Month, spotlights the reduction of stigma so often associated with alcohol addiction.
Alcohol Awareness Month affords the opportunity to heighten understanding and awareness of alcohol addiction, its causes, effective treatment, and above all, recovery.
For more information, please contact Lake County Behavioral Health Services at either of their two locations: 7000B South Center Drive, Clearlake, 707-274-9101 or 6302 13th Ave., Lucerne, 707-994-7090.
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