Kelseyville
Kelseyville to offer summer school
The Kelseyville Unified School District (KVUSD) will provide in-person summer school for all interested KVUSD students, kindergarten through 12th grade, weekdays from July 6-30 with classwork from 8 a.m. to noon, then a half-hour lunch with dismissal at 12:30 p.m.
Depending on enrollment, summer school will be offered at the following school campuses with transportation provided: Kelseyville High, Mountain Vista Middle, Kelseyville Elementary, and Riviera Elementary.
Kelseyville Learning Academy students may also participate in summer school, either by attending a school-site program or continuing with the independent study homeschool model.
On-campus COVID-19 safety protocols will remain in place, including required face coverings and social distancing.
For Kelseyville Elementary and Riviera Elementary, summer school will focus on critical skills in math, reading and writing to bridge learning gaps and help prepare students for the next school year.
Mountain Vista Middle School is offering two programs: The Summer Math Academy, designed to address targeted math standards, and the AVID Excel Summer Bridge program for English Learner students.
Kelseyville High is offering credit-recovery and learning-loss programs based on the number of students who register.
Those interested in registering their student should do so by May 17. Visit the KVUSD.org website for access to the registration form or contact your child’s school for more information.
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New cardiovascular suite
St. Helena
Adventist Health St. Helena continues to make progress on its new cardiovascular suite, which includes a hybrid operating room, one of only a handful of similar hybrid suites in the region. The project, which began in November 2019, is scheduled to be completed in early 2022. The state-of-the-art suite will be equipped with advanced medical imaging technology and will have the capability to perform both minimally invasive catheterization procedures and traditional surgery.
This image guidance allows physicians to evaluate, intervene and assess the results of minimally
invasive procedures, more complex procedures and open surgical cases. The next phase of construction takes place Thursday through Monday as a crane is used to install trusses that provide additional structural support and conduit for electrical and HVAC infrastructure.
Installing the trusses will involve using a 550-ton crane to lift them to the second-floor suite. For safety reasons, some medical center campus areas and parking will be closed during this construction. The main hospital will remain fully functional. The Medical Office Building and Deer Park Pharmacy will be open during normal business hours.
Hospital leaders do request that patients and visitors limit their access to the facility for medical reasons only. Directional signage and traffic control will be in place to guide patients and visitors.
“This is an exciting time in the history of Adventist Health St. Helena and the upcoming construction brings the cardiovascular suite one step closer to reality,” said Steven Herber, MD, president of Adventist Health St. Helena. “This expansion is indicative of our promise to deliver nationally recognized heart and vascular care to our community.”
“With this addition, we will be able to provide patients with the lifesaving flexibility that hybrid operating rooms offer,” said Monica Divakaruni, MD, interventional cardiologist and medical director for cardiology at Adventist Health St. Helena. “This new suite gives patients access to the very best technology available and will allow us to offer life-saving treatments right here in the valley. We are excited to be fully utilizing the space in less than a year!”
The new cardiovascular suite was made possible by the St. Helena Hospital Foundation’s efforts and its generous donors.
“The St. Helena Hospital Foundation is honored to partner with Adventist Health St. Helena to introduce this state-of- the-art cardiovascular technology. It is always a privilege to support the exceptional physicians and surgeons who care for our community,” commented Glen Newhart, president and CEO of the St. Helena Hospital Foundation.
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North Coast
Made In America Act re-introduced
On Tuesday, Congressman John Garamendi (D-CA03) and U.S. Senators Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) and Mike Braun (R-IN) reintroduced the “Made in America Act” to strengthen “Buy America” requirements for all major federally funded infrastructure projects to support American businesses, manufacturers and workers.
The “Made in America Act” identifies federal programs that fund infrastructure projects not currently subject to “Buy America” standards and ensures that building materials used in these taxpayer-funded projects, including steel and iron, are produced domestically. When certifying that materials used in construction are “Made in America,” the bill requires the U.S. Department of Commerce to ensure that their manufacturing processes support American jobs.
“Congress is poised to make the most significant investment in our nation’s infrastructure in nearly half a century. This is a once-in-a-generation opportunity to advance commonsense ‘Buy American’ and ‘Make it in America’ policies to rebuild and modernize our nation’s crumbling infrastructure with American workers and materials. This will create thousands of good-paying jobs that can never be outsourced and make America competitive in the 21st century. I am thrilled to reintroduce the Made in America Act with Senators Baldwin and Braun to ensure that taxpayer dollars support domestic manufacturing and create new opportunities to grow the American middle-class,” Congressman John Garamendi (D-CA) said.
“We need to make a bold investment that puts people to work rebuilding our nation’s infrastructure and I want to make sure that we do it by supporting American workers and American manufacturers,” Senator Baldwin (D-WI) said. “We should not spend taxpayer dollars on infrastructure projects that are not subject to Buy America requirements. My legislation will make sure we are buying what America makes when we rebuild our infrastructure.”
“After building a transportation and logistics company in Indiana, I know firsthand how the Made in America Act will help businesses and workers in our country,” Senator Braun (R-IN) said. “This legislation ensures taxpayer dollars help American business owners, which is especially important as we recover from the global pandemic.”
Congressman Garamendi met with President Biden, Vice President Harris, Secretary Buttigieg in Oval Office to express his support for including strong “Buy American” standards in the infrastructure package Congress is currently developing with the White House.
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Lakeport
LPD wants you to focus on road
The Lakeport Police Department is encouraging drivers to put down their mobile devices and concentrate on the road. Throughout the month of April Lakeport officers will be focusing on educating the public on the dangers of distracted driving and enforcing distracting driving law.
Current California laws make it illegal for drivers to hold a phone or other electronic device while behind the wheel of a motor vehicle. Drivers who are under the age of 18 are not allowed to use a phone for any reason, including hands-free.
According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, in 2019 distracted driving
killed 3,142 people. This is a 10 percent increase from 2018.
To help us and our allied agencies across the state in our collective mission of reducing the
number of distracted driving-related collision deaths, the Lakeport Police Department is asking the community to take action against distracted driving.
If you need to send a text you should wait until you can pull over at a safe location and park. Don’t scroll through any smart phone apps while driving. If you have any passengers in your vehicle you should designate one of them as your “texter.” Remind your friends and family when they are in the driver’s seat that driving is the only thing they should be focused on. If your driver is texting or otherwise distracted, tell them to stop and focus on driving. Ask your friends to join you in pledging not to drive distracted.
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