LAKEPORT
Pedestrian dies after collision with minivan
An unidentified man was killed Tuesday evening after being hit by a minivan on Soda Bay Road near the Big Valley Rancheria.
According to the California Highway Patrol, 76-year-old Frances Pato, a Lakeport resident, was driving with Rufino Pato, a 70-year-old Lakeport resident, in her beige 2004 Chevrolet Astro Van eastbound on Soda Bay Road, east of Mission Rancheria Road, at 35 mph, when she collided with a pedestrian who was walking in the eastbound lane. The man “came to rest” within the eastbound lane and Pato remained at the scene until officers arrived. The man was taken to Sutter Lakeside Hospital, where he was pronounced dead.
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LAKEPORT
Charges against one defendant dismissed in murder case
According to Lake County District Attorney Susan Krones, charges against Michael Sean Shaffer were dismissed today. Shaffer had been charged with murder and other charges relating to the death of Nicky Dale Smith. Smith was killed on Nov. 22, 2019.
Lake County Sheriff detectives have been continuing their investigation of this case and analyzing evidence and evaluating statements that have been provided, noted Krones. She added that “these types of investigations are sometimes challenging and complicated.” The Lake County Sheriff’s Office will be continuing their investigation of this case. Based on this continuing investigation there is insufficient evidence at this time to maintain charges on Mr. Shaffer, according to the information provided by Krones.
A codefendant, Daniel Wayne Ford, will continue to be held on murder charges. His next court date is Jan. 7, 2020.
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CLEARLAKE
Clearlake City Council votes to approve changes to meeting days
At the Der. 12 Clearlake 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 February 6, 2020. The Council meetings will continue to be publicly 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, x106.
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Mary Poppins to screen at the Soper Reese, January 3
On Friday, January 3, there’s a party happening and you’re invited. Come on out to the Soper Reese Theatre and see the original 1964 Mary Poppins, with Julie Andrews and Dick Van Dyke. Wear your favorite PJs, kids and grown-ups too, and enjoy a fun family experience. Shows at 1 p.m. and 6 p.m. Doors open 30 minutes prior. Entry to the film is by donation. Hot cocoa, cookies and popcorn available at the concession stand.
The movie is sponsored by Val Schweifler, Lakeport Kiwanis. Run time is two hours and 19 minutes. Rated G. The Soper Reese Theatre is located at 275 S. Main St., Lakeport, 707-263-0577, soperreesetheatre.com.
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LAKE COUNTY
2020 Resident Quagga Stickers are now available at all screening locations
The Lake County Quagga Sticker is required in addition to your DMV sticker for all Lake County vessels.
Remember to check in with a participating screener when you return from any out-of-county trips with your boat. Our screeners stay up to date on counties in the western United States experiencing mussel infestations. Re-screening, inspection or decontamination, when needed, are free.
Clean, drained, dry boats are safe boats. Display your sticker, protect your lake.
A few facts:
- Quagga mussels are voracious feeders, and decimate phytoplankton (beneficial green algae), destabilizing aquatic food chains and threatening valuable fisheries.
- Quagga mussels are filter feeders, drastically altering the chemistry and biology of the water ecosystem.
- A single Quagga mussel can produce 20,000+ offspring in a season.
- Beaches can become littered with piles of glass-sharp shells of dead mussels.
- Common Quagga Mussel densities in the Great Lakes are 700,000 m2.
- First introduced in 2005, densities in Lake Mead, Nevada, now exceed 10,000m2. 40% of the animal population in Lake Mead is now Quagga Mussels.
- Quagga Mussels can colonize on hard and soft surfaces, mud, plants, docks, boat engine cooling systems, water pipes.
In other lakes, infestations have caused millions of dollars in maintenance, cleaning, and filtering needs in drinking water infrastructure.
For the latest list of screeners see www.nomussels.com or call Lake County Water Resources at 707 263-2344.
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KELSEYVILLE
Second annual Nativity Scene Dec. 21-22
Grace Church is hosting their second annual Live Nativity scene, “Journey to Bethlehem” the last weekend before Christmas, December 20, 21 and 22, from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. each day.
Visitors will be greeted with Christmas carols in the church sanctuary. Feel free to sing along before you meander through the tent-covered streets of “Bethlehem” where you’ll meet food vendors, a blacksmith, and an entire cast of townspeople. The manger scene is complete with live animals! A special “kid zone” has a bounce house and offers crafts and games for young visitors. No admittance fee.
Maybe you are seeking a deeper purpose in your life right now. Maybe you are waiting for “something” to happen in your spiritual life. Maybe you are looking for some hope, a warm smile and a friendly word this Christmas season – aren’t we all? No matter where you are in your personal journey, Grace Church invites you to visit this reenactment of the night Jesus was born.
Refreshments are provided.
Grace Church of Kelseyville is located at 6716 Live Oak Drive, Kelseyville, CA 95451. For more information call (707) 279-8448 or visit gracechurchkelseyville.org
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