A big thank you
A big thank-you to District 4 Supervisor Tina Scott for securing the funding to replace the old and ineffective culvert on Scotts Valley Road. I also want to thank the full Board of Supervisors for approving the funding and to the Public Works Department staff for expeditiously installing the new culvert before the rainy season. The Public Works employees did a fantastic job. They were courteous and professional. I appreciate the completion of this much needed repair to keep the flooding of Scotts Valley road as well as homes and property to a minimum.
—Rhonda Armstrong,Chair, Scotts Valley Community Advisory Council
An unpleasant welcome to the Holiday Season
Both ends of California have had an unpleasant welcome to the Holiday Season. Northern California dealt with the wind-whipped Kincade Fire in Sonoma County while blowtorch-like winds in Southern California fueled the Maria Fire in Ventura County. I thank all First Responders, like Lake County Fire Protection District, for fighting on the front lines.
Holiday gatherings will happen, nevertheless. Some drink for fun or to interact socially. Whatever the reason is, you must take caution. Drinking has dug up many social evils. One vile act is driving drunk. A drunken driver hit me when I was 16 in 1992. My hearing, talking and walking were damaged.
Alcohol rapidly moves throughout the body once swallowed. You are not to the point where you are falling off the earth, but feel warm and bubbly. If you feel different, you drive different. A drink may be one too many. Buzzed driving is drunk driving.
Show appreciation to the First Responders service by following laws. If you are “a little tipsy”, do not drive! Taking roads like SR 145, or secret pathways to get home after drinking is foolish.
If you drive drunk, your reputation will go foul. People will be taken aback and possibly avoid rides from you. Who wants a ride from a drunk?
Avoid dreadful consequences and impress people by having a sober person drive you. Do not end the year with an arrest or death. Be the drinker who follows my words and saves lives. Happy Holidays.
—Lori Martin, Tracy, California
Campaign donations and PG&E
Harsh rhetoric from Governor Newsom regarding PG&E, what a joke that is. I wonder if he is going to return the $200,000 donation for his election campaign from PG&E. He also received a $700,000 donated to his foundation from PG&E.
—Thomas Nickel, Lakeport
Pop quiz for Trump supporters
Just for fun, I have a “pop quiz” for the “Trumpettes” who have finished High School:
- Who said “I am above the Law?”
A. Mussolini. B. Nixon. C. Hitler D. Trump.
2. Who said, “A free press is the enemy?”
A. Mussolini. B. Nixon C. Hitler D. Trump. E. All of the above
3. Who said, “Jail the opposition?”
A. Mussolini. B. Nixon C. Hitler D. Trump. E. All of the above
4. Who has visited the enemies of the U.S.A., Loved (or was) a draft-dodger and trashed our veterans and military?
A. “Hanoi Jane” Fonda.
B. Donald Trump
C. All of the Above.
Answers: 1. E, 2.E, 3.E, 4. C (Except Jane Fonda never had bone spurs.)
—Roon Searcy, Lakeport
