KELSEYVILLE
Fatal traffic accident
A local man who died after his vehicle veered off of a roadway in Kelseyville on Friday afternoon has been identified as John William Roumiguiere, 65, of Lakeport. According to the California Highway Patrol, Roumiguiere was driving his 1992 Dodge Ram 3500 northbound on Waldo Lane, north of Soda Bay Road, at about 20 mph when the pickup departed from the road and collided with a fence and a coop before coming to a stop. A nearby witness called emergency personnel, who found Roumiguiere unresponsive. He was pronounced dead on scene. Drugs or alcohol were not suspected to be a factor in the accident, the CHP said. The Lake County Sheriff’s Office released Roumiguiere’s name on Monday.
— Lake County Record-Bee
LOWER LAKE
‘War, Wine, and Walnuts: One Lake County Family’s Story’
A new book about Lake County history has been released. “War, Wine, and Walnuts: One Lake County Family’s Story,” was written by Bill Nelson, a great-grandson of Louis Kugelman who came to Lake County in the 1870s.
Lake County history comes to life in the course of the family’s anecdotes, early politics, real estate transactions, a hunting accident, animal encounters, scandal, and building both the Lower Lake Grammar and High Schools. It is Nelson’s hope the contributions made by Louis Kugelman, his daughter Rose, and “The Daddy of Lake County Walnuts” Walter Reichert to Lake County’s development will be rediscovered by a new generation.
Nelson is a retired U. S. Navy Commander and HeO2 Diving Officer (Civil Engineer Corps) and a registered California civil engineer. He also served 16 years as Director of the Natrona County Public Library in Wyoming. He has won several writing awards.
“War, Wine, and Walnuts” is currently available at several locations including LakeWorks (305 North Main Street in Lakeport), the Sharpsteen Museum (Calistoga) and two Lake County Museum locations (Courthouse Museum in Lakeport and the Lower Lake Schoolhouse Museum). Mail orders are possible by calling the Lake County Museum at (707) 263-4555.
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SACRAMENTO
Covered California extends deadline for Jan. 1 coverage through Friday
In response to a strong surge in enrollment, Covered California extended the deadline for consumers to sign up for health insurance that would start on Jan. 1. They will now have through Friday, Dec. 20, to sign up and have their coverage go into effect on New Year’s Day.
“Covered California is still open for business and making sure consumers can have a health plan in place on Jan. 1,” said Covered California Executive Director Peter V. Lee. “Covered California is putting consumers first, making sure they have time to find the plan that best fits their needs.”
Beginning late last week, Covered California saw tens of thousands of people sign up for coverage on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday.
Consumers can easily find out if they are eligible for financial help and see which plans are available in their area by entering their ZIP code, household income and the ages of those who need coverage into Covered California’s Shop and Compare Tool.
Those interested in learning more about their coverage options can:
- Visit www.CoveredCA.com.
- Get free and confidential in-person assistance, in a variety of languages, from a certified enroller.
- Have a certified enroller call them and help them for free.
- Call Covered California at (800) 300-1506.
California’s open-enrollment period continues through Jan. 31, 2020, but people who enroll after Dec. 20 will have their coverage start Feb. 1.
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CLEARLAKE
City selects 2020 Mayor and Vice Mayor
At the end of the City Council meeting on Thursday, Dec. 12, 2019 Clearlake City Council meeting, the Council unanimously voted to approve the continuing leadership of Russell Cremer as Mayor and Dirk Slooten as Vice Mayor for the 2020 calendar year. The terms of service for the Clearlake Mayor and Vice Mayor are for a twelve-month period commencing January 1.
According to Mayor Cremer, “It has been an honor serving the community as Mayor and I look forward to continuing leading the Council’s vision for the City in 2020.”
City Manager Flora stated, “I look forward to working again in the upcoming year with Mayor Cremer and Vice Mayor Slooten and the rest of the Council to build upon the successes of 2019n and make Clearlake’s 40th year of incorporation a year to remember.”
At the same City Council meeting, the Council voted to approve changing the City Council meeting days from the second and fourth Thursdays of each month to the first and third Thursdays of each month effective Feb. 6, 2020.
The Council meetings will continue to be noticed according to Brown Act provisions and are available for review on the City’s website at www.clearlake.ca.us. For questions related to Council matters and meeting dates and times, please contact Melissa Swanson, Administrative Services Director/City Clerk at 707-994-8201 x 106.
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