Kristen Krohn

Evacuees make the best of it

August 23, 2018 at 12:00 a.m.

Note: This story reprinted from the Record-Bee’s special Monday editionHundreds of people have made the evacuation centers in the Clearlake area their homes after being evacuated by the Valley Fire,...

Downtown Middletown deserted and smokey Sunday afternoon.

Valley Fire: Shelters open

August 23, 2018 at 12:00 a.m.

Hundreds of people have made the evacuation centers in the Clearlake area their homes after being evacuated by the Valley Fire, which has been made possible by the tremendous outpouring...

Firefighter Ethan Petersen, of the Cal Fire San Mateo-Santa Cruz Unit, makes a phone call before he and the Santa Cruz strike team head back home Monday afternoon. The team, consisting of five engines, was stationed at the Rocky and Jerusalem fires base camp at the Lake County Fairgrounds. - Photos by Berenice Quirino — Lake County Publishing

Fires will not delay county fair

August 23, 2018 at 12:00 a.m.

LAKEPORT >> Despite serving as a base camp for more than 3,000 fire personnel over the last month, the Lake County Fairgrounds will host the annual county fair on schedule,...

On to the next chapter

August 23, 2018 at 12:00 a.m.

As I walked through the Kelseyville Pear Festival on Saturday with my husband, two sons and my parents, I realized there was nowhere else I would have rather spent that...

From left, Denny Salisbury, his daughter Versailee, and fellow veteran Jay Knight prepare for the last quarter-mile of a 4,400 mile ride on Aug. 28. Salisbury and Knight rode through 16 state in 142 days, honoring their fallen comrades and raising funds for Child's Play.

Taking the long road to recovery

August 23, 2018 at 12:00 a.m.

LAKE COUNTY &GT;&GT; On Aug. 28, Denny Salisbury, a 2005 graduate of Kelseyville High School and a veteran of the U.S. Marine Corps, completed a 4,400 mile bicycle ride with...

Michael Newman spent three years perfecting his Rock of Sages sculpture garden shrine. Newman had the impulse to do a rock sculpture and picked up the pieces as he traveled around the world. Water is a theme in the garden. "Adi Da Samraj is the one this is all about, the spiritual master behind it," Newman said. "He uses water as a symbol for consciousness because of its fluidity and reflective power." The central figure is made of rocks in which all the other collected items, having their own representations and meaning, flow around the figure.

Let your Consciousness garden Flow

August 23, 2018 at 12:00 a.m.

Rich Wood is given a duffle bag full of necessities at the first Lake and Mendocino Counties Stand Down/Homeless Veterans Resource Fair on Wednesday. Wood served in the U.S. Military from 1968-72 and currently lives in a field. He was one of more than 150 veterans to attend the two-day event in Clearlake.

Stand Down event provides services to veterans

August 23, 2018 at 12:00 a.m.

Clearlake >> Observing the first Lake and Mendocino Counties Stand Down/Homeless Veterans Resource Fair, the true meaning of the phrase "service with a smile" became abundantly clear. The event for...

Sheriff-elect Brian Martin walks the catwalk in his formal wear at the Mr. Lake County Pageant on Saturday. Martin was voted by the audience as the first ever Mr. Lake County.

Sheriff-elect Brian Martin wins Mr. Lake County Pageant

August 23, 2018 at 12:00 a.m.

LAKEPORT &GT;&GT; Incoming sheriff Brian Martin pulled out more than tricks on stage to win the title of the first ever Mr. Lake County on Saturday night. The more than...

Laynie Wright, 10 of Scotts Valley 4-H, auctions off her steer Saturday at the Lake County Fair Junior Livestock Auction. Her steer sold for 4.50 per pound.

Junior Livestock Auction breaks records to support youth

August 23, 2018 at 12:00 a.m.

Lakeport >> Preparations for the annual Lake County Fair takes months, not just for fair staff but for the hundreds of youths who raise animals to show and sell. The...

Mr. Lake County, not a traditional pageant

August 23, 2018 at 12:00 a.m.

LAKE COUNTY &GT;&GT; Men of all shapes, sizes and ages will dance, sing and strut their stuff on the catwalk to compete for the title as the first ever Mr....

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